Thomas P. Gies

Speeches & Presentations

• "Third Thursday--C&M’s November Labor & Employment Update: All Pay Equity, All the Time – OFCCP Settlements, State Law Developments, Transparency, and Best Practices," Crowell & Moring Webinar (November 21, 2019). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer, and Kimberley Johnson.
• "Third Thursday--C&M’s October Labor & Employment Update: The Changing Game of Worker Classification," Crowell & Moring Webinar (October 24, 2019). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Andrew Bagley, Glenn D. Grant, and Christine B. Hawes.
• "Third Thursday--C&M’s June Labor & Employment Update: Supreme Court Watch 2019 – A Recap and a Look Forward," Crowell & Moring Webinar (June 20, 2019). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, David McFarlane, Suzanne Rode, and Jillian Ambrose.
• "Third Thursday--C&M’s May Labor & Employment Update: Website Accessibility and Other Developments in ADA Compliance and Litigation," Crowell & Moring Webinar (May 23, 2019). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant, and Christine B. Hawes.
• "Third Thursday--C&M’s April Labor & Employment Update: “Check” It Out – Avoiding Illegal Practices in Employee Background Checks," Crowell & Moring Webinar (April 18, 2019). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Christine B. Hawes, and Jillian Ambrose.
• "Third Thursday--C&M’s March Labor & Employment Update: Risks and Benefits of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data in Recruiting, Hiring, and Employment," Crowell & Moring Webinar (March 28, 2019). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Kris Meade, Rebecca Springer, and Christine B. Hawes.
• "Third Thursday--C&M’s February Labor & Employment Update: New Year, New Look at the Enforceability of Employee No-Solicitation Agreements -- State Law Developments," Crowell & Moring Webinar (February 28, 2019). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Suzanne E. Rode, Andrew W. Bagley, and Christine B. Hawes.
• "Third Thursday--C&M’s January Labor & Employment Update: Employee Pay - Wage and Hour Law - What to Expect in 2019," Crowell & Moring Webinar (January 24, 2019). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Andrew W. Bagley, and Christine B. Hawes.
• "Third Thursday--C&M’s December Labor & Employment Update: Employees and Marijuana – Legal Updates and Guidance," Crowell & Moring Webinar (December 20, 2018). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant, and Christine B. Hawes.
• "Third Thursday--C&M’s November Labor & Employment Update: #MeToo, One Year Later: What Have We Learned?," Crowell & Moring Webinar (November 29, 2018). Presenters: Thomas Gies, Ellen Dwyer, and Rebecca Ricigliano.
• "Third Thursday--C&M’s October Labor & Employment Update: Mandatory Arbitration of Employee Workplace Disputes in 2018 - Where Are We Going after Epic Systems," Crowell & Moring Webinar (October 18, 2018). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Christine B. Hawes, and Amanda DiSanto.
• "Third Thursday--C&M's August Labor & Employment Update: What Not To Ask: The Rise of "Salary History Ban" Laws," Crowell & Moring Webinar (August 24, 2018). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Ira M. Saxe, and Jillian Ambrose.
• "Third Thursday--C&M's September Labor & Employment Update: Internet Disparagement: Protecting Your Reputation When a Disgruntled Employee Trashes Your Company Online," Crowell & Moring Webinar (September 28, 2017). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Laura Offenbacher Aradi, and Jillian Ambrose.
• "Third Thursday--C&M's July Labor & Employment Update: Following the Supreme Court: A New Approach to Judicial Review of Government Agency Decisions?," Crowell & Moring Webinar (July 20, 2017). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, David McFarlane, Daniel W. Wolff, Glenn D. Grant, and Jillian Ambrose.
• "Third Thursday--C&M's June Labor & Employment Update: Employee Mobility: Protecting the Company when Employees Leave," Crowell & Moring Webinar (June 15, 2017). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Andrew W. Bagley, Anne Elise Herold Li, and Christine B. Hawes.
• "Third Thursday--C&M's May Labor & Employment Update: Federal Wage and Hour Law: Developments under the New Administration," Crowell & Moring Webinar (May 17, 2017). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Andrew W. Bagley, and Christine B. Hawes.
• "Third Thursday--C&M's January Arbitration of Employee and Consumer Disputes in: Enforcement and Compliance Issues in 2016," Webinar (January 21, 2016). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Christine B. Hawes, Andrew W. Bagley, and Trina Fairley Barlow.
• "Third Thursday--C&M's July Labor & Employment Update: Department of Labor's Proposed Regulations Concerning Overtime Eligibility," Webinar (July 8, 2015). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Andrew W. Bagley, and Christopher Calsyn.
• "Third Thursday--C&M's June Labor & Employment Update: An Overview of the NLRB’s New Ambush Election Rules," Webinar (June 25, 2015). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Christopher Calsyn, and Glenn D. Grant.
• "Third Thursday--C&M's April Labor & Employment Update: The SEC Challenges Employer Confidentiality Protections," Webinar (April 16, 2015). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Christopher Calsyn, and Daniel L. Zelenko.
• "Third Thursday--C&M's March Labor & Employment Update - What to Expect from the New Congress," Webinar (March 19, 2015). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Trina Fairley Barlow, and Angela Styles.
• "Third Thursday--C&M's February Labor & Employment Update: OFCCP Launches New Enforcement Initiatives," Webinar (February 19, 2015). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Rebecca L. Springer, Kris D. Meade, and Trina Fairley Barlow.
• "Third Thursday--C&M's January Labor & Employment Update: Marijuana Legalization - Its Impact on Employer Drug and Alcohol Programs," Webinar (January 22, 2015). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant, and Mark A. Romeo.
• "Third Thursday--C&M's December Labor & Employment Update: Employer Responses to the NLRB's New Position on Co-Employment," Webinar (December 18, 2014). Presenters: Christopher Calsyn, Thomas P. Gies, and Glenn D. Grant.
• "Third Thursday--C&M's November Labor & Employment Update: What Employers Should Know About the EEOC’s Latest Enforcement Activity," Webinar (November 20, 2014). Presenters: Andrew W. Bagley, Trina Fairley Barlow, Thomas P. Gies, and Glenn D. Grant.
• "Third Thursday--C&M's October Labor & Employment Update: Conducting Background Checks," Webinar (October 23, 2014). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Trina Fairley Barlow, Ira M. Saxe, and Christine B. Hawes.
• "Third Thursday--C&M's August Labor & Employment Update-Are Your Settlement Agreements Still Enforceable?" Webinar (August 21, 2014). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, James E. Kellett, and Christine B. Hawes.
• "Third Thursday--C&M's July Labor & Employment Update: The Supreme Court's 2013-2014 Term in Review," Webinar (July 17, 2014). Presenters: Trina Fairley Barlow, Christopher Calsyn, Thomas P. Gies, and Glenn D. Grant.
• "Third Thursday - C&M's May Labor & Employment Update: Affirmitave Action and OFCCP Enforcement," Webinar (May 22, 2014). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade, and Rebecca L. Springer.
• "Third Thursday--C&M's April Labor & Employment Update: Northwestern NLRB Case," Webinar (April 17, 2014). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Laurel Pyke Malson, and Michael Appel.
• "Third Thursday--C&M's March Labor & Employment Update: Compensable Work," Webinar (March 20, 2014). Presenters: Andrew W. Bagley, Christopher Calsyn, and Thomas P. Gies.
• "Third Thursday--C&M's November Labor & Employment Update: Mandatory Arbitration," Webinar (November 21, 2013). Presenters: Andrew W. Bagley, Trina Fairley Barlow, and Thomas P. Gies.
• "Third Thursday--C&M's October Labor & Employment Update: FMLA and ADA," Webinar (October 17, 2013). Presenters: Honor Costello, Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant, and James E. Kellett.
• "Third Thursday--C&M's July Labor & Employment Update: Discussion of the 2012-2013 Supreme Court Term," Webinar (July 18, 2013). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Trina Fairley Barlow, and Malcolm C. Slee.
• "Third Thursday--C&M's June Labor & Employment Update: Bring Your Own Device Policies," Webinar (June 20, 2013). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Robin B. Campbell, David D. Cross, and Christopher Calsyn.
• "The Unprecedented Year and the Consequences of Austerity," OOPS 2013, Crowell & Moring's 29th Annual Ounce of Prevention Seminar, Washington, D.C. (May 15-16, 2013). Moderator: W. Stanfield Johnson; Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Mike Gill, J. Chris Haile, Barry Rhoads (Cassidy & Associates), Stephan Rice, and Rebecca L. Springer.
• "Third Thursday--C&M's April Labor & Employment Update: Comcast v. Behrend," Webinar (April 18, 2013). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Mark A. Romeo, Shari Ross Lahlou, and April Nelson Ross.
• "Third Thursday--C&M's March Labor & Employment Update: Compliance Strategies Regarding the Affordable Care Act," Webinar (March 21, 2013). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Seth T. Perretta, Malcolm C. Slee, and Allison Ullman.
• "Third Thursday--C&M's February Labor & Employment Update: Employee Misclassification and Remote Access Policies," Webinar (February 21, 2013). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Trina Fairley Barlow, Andrew W. Bagley, and Christopher Calsyn.
• "Third Thursday--C&M's June Labor & Employment Update: Christopher v. SmithKlineBeecham, Off the Clock Work, and Litigation Best Practices," Webinar (June 21, 2012). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Andrew W. Bagley, and Christopher Calsyn.
• "Third Thursday--C&M's May Labor & Employment Update: Life After Brinker," Webinar (May 24, 2012). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Mark A. Romeo, S. Shane Sagheb, and Andrew W. Bagley.
• "Evolution or Revolution? Recent Changes in Government Contracts Labor Requirements," Crowell & Moring Webinar (June 17, 2010). Co-Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Gunjan Talati and Richard Arnholt.
• "Government Contracts Labor: Working Hard for the Money," Caught in the Federal Procurement Fish Bowl, 26th Annual Ounce of Prevention Seminar (OOPS), Crowell & Moring, Washington, D.C. (May 26-27, 2010). Moderator: Kris D. Meade. Presenters: Thomas P. Gies and Gunjan Talati.
• "The First 100 Days and Beyond -- Employment and Benefits Issues and Developments," International Liquid Terminal Association's Committee of Chief Executives (May 7, 2009). Co-Speakers: Thomas P. Gies and William J. Flanagan.
• "Labor and Employment Developments in President Obama's First 100 Days," Crowell & Moring Webinar Presentation (April 2009). Co-Presenters: Trina L. Fairley, William J. Flanagan, Thomas P. Gies and Kris D. Meade.
• "Current Issues in ERISA Fiduciary Breach and Benefit Claims Litigation," 2008 Practicing Law Institute National Conference on ERISA Litigation (November 2008). Speaker: Thomas P. Gies.
• "LaRue and Its Implications: The Next Wave of ERISA Fiduciary Breach Litigation," Crowell & Moring Webinar (March 2008). Panel: Thomas P. Gies, William J. Flanagan, Karen Handorf and Jane Foster.
• "Third Thursday--C&M’s December Labor & Employment Update: Foresight is 2020 – Employment Law Trends to Watch in the New Year," Crowell & Moring Webinar Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Christine B. Hawes, and Katie Erno.

Publications

• "FLSA ‘Regular Rate’ – DOL Provides Retailers with First Proposed Rules in Over 50 Years," Crowell & Moring's Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer (April 8, 2019). Authors: Thomas P. Gies and Kimberley Johnson.
• "DOL’s Proposed Overtime Rule to Increase Minimum Salary for Store Managers to Remain Exempt," Crowell & Moring's Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer (March 26, 2019). Author: Thomas P. Gies.
• "New Reporting Pay Obligations for California Retailers – Blame the Cell Phone?" Crowell & Moring's Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer (March 12, 2019). Author: Thomas P. Gies.
• "Labor Department Revises FLSA Overtime Eligibility Regulations: Implications for Employer Compliance Programs," Bloomberg BNA Daily Labor Report, No. 108 (June 6, 2016). Authors: Thomas P. Gies and Andrew W. Bagley.
• "Litigation Forecast 2016: What Corporate Counsel Need to Know for the Coming Year," a Crowell & Moring LLP publication (January 2016). Contributor.
• "Labor and Employment - New Challenges in Disability and Exempt Status," Crowell & Moring's Litigation Forecast 2016 (January 2016). Contributor: Thomas Gies.
• "10 Costly (But Avoidable) Employment Law Mistakes For Emerging Companies," Crowell & Moring (June 17, 2015). Authors: Mark A. Romeo, Thomas P. Gies, and Derek Hecht.
• "The Mining Law Monitor," Crowell & Moring Publication, Vol. 28, Issue 1 (Summer 2015). Editor: Daniel W. Wolff; Authors: Thomas P. Gies, Christopher Calsyn, Edward M. Green, Sherrie A. Armstrong, Evan D. Wolff, Maida Oringher Lerner, and Preetha Chakrabarti.
• "Legalization of Marijuana: What It Means for Employer Drug Testing," Employee Relations Law Journal (Summer 2015). Authors: Thomas P. Gies and Glenn D. Grant.
• "Disparate Impact Theory Post-Freeman: Down, But Not Out," Law360 (March 11, 2015). Author: Thomas P. Gies.
• "The Mining Law Monitor," Crowell & Moring Publication, Vol. 27, Issue 2 (Summer 2014). Editor: Daniel W. Wolff; Authors: Thomas P. Gies, Matthew W. Cheney, Kelly G. Howard, and Daniel W. Wolff.
• "NLRB Election Day At Northwestern University: What To Expect," Law360 (April 25, 2014). Co-Authors: Thomas P. Gies and Laurel Pyke Malson.
• "Mandatory Arbitration of Employment Disputes: What's New and What's Next," 39, Employee Relations Law Journal, 22 (Winter 2013). Author: Thomas P. Gies.
• "Justices Bolster Arbitrators' Contract Interpretations," Daily Journal (June 21, 2013). Co-Authors: Thomas P. Gies, Jennifer S. Romano, and Moreen O'Brien.
• "A WARNing About the Sequester," AEI Ideas (February 22, 2013). Author: Thomas P. Gies.
• "Litigation Forecast 2013: What Corporate Counsel Need to Know for the Coming Year," a Crowell & Moring LLP publication (January 2013). Contributor.
• "Obama Appointees with Strong Union Ties Could Push National Labor Relations Board in Wrong Direction," American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (April 16, 2010). Author: Thomas P. Gies.
• "Card Check: Changing the Rules for Collective Bargaining," American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (February 2009). Author: Thomas P. Gies.
• "Leaving Well Enough Alone: Reflections on the Current State of ERISA Remedial Law," 26 Hofstra Lab. & Emp. L.J. 449 (2009). Co-Authors: Thomas P. Gies and Jane Foster.
• "For ADEA Purposes, A Filing Is A 'Charge'" Employment Law360 (June 2008). Co-Authors: Thomas P. Gies and Daniel M. Creekman.
• "Ensuring Retirement Security," Los Angeles Daily Journal (December 14, 2007). Co-Authors: Thomas P. Gies and Jane Foster.
• "The Maryland Wal-Mart Bill, Is it Preempted by ERISA?" 32 Employee Rel. L. J. 3 (2006). Author: Thomas P. Gies.
• "Billing it to the Boss," Legal Times, Labor & Employment Special Report (May 22, 2006). Author: Thomas P. Gies.
• "ERISA Preemption Meets the Union Corporate Campaign: The Challenge to the Maryland 'Wal-Mart Bill'" ERISA Litigation Reporter, Vol. 14, No. 2 (March-April 2006). Author: Thomas P. Gies.
• "Arguments Over NBCWA Article I Reach Apogee," Crowell & Moring Mining Law Monitor, Vol. 20, Issue 2 (Summer 2003). Co-Authors: Thomas P. Gies and Glenn Grant.
• "The Americans with Disabilities Act: Recent Case Law Developments," 21 Energy & Mineral Law Institute 205 (2001). Co-Authors: Thomas P. Gies and Andrew M. Bagley.
• "Age Discrimination Act Waivers: Final EEOC Regulations Prohibit "Tender Back" Provisions And Set Forth New Requirements For Legally-Valid Waivers," Crowell & Moring Employment Law Briefing, (December 2000). Co-Authors: Thomas P. Gies and Sarah J. Zimmerman.
• "Supreme Court Clarifies Coverage Of Federal Disabilities Law," Crowell & Moring Labor and Employment Law Update, Issue 16, (September 1999). Co-Author: Thomas P. Gies and Andrew W. Bagley.
• "Microsoft Temps Win Another Round," Crowell & Moring Employment Law Briefing, Volume 1, Issue 7, (June 1999). Co-Author: Thomas P. Gies and Christine C. D'Alessandro.
• "Supreme Court Narrows ERISA Preemption Protection For Insured Employee Benefit Plans," Crowell & Moring Employment Law Briefing, Volume 1, Issue 4, (May 1999). Co-Authors: Thomas P. Gies and Terence F. Flynn.
• "Court Scuttles Employer Attempts To Avoid Affirmative Action Plan Reporting Requirements," Crowell & Moring Employment Law Briefing, Volume 1, Issue 3, (April 1999). Co-Author: Thomas P. Gies and Kimberly K. Hartwell.
• "Court Bars Employer's Secondary Boycott Damages Action Because Of Arbitration Clause In Collective Bargaining Agreement," Crowell & Moring Employment Law Briefing, Volume 1, Issue 2, (April 1999). Author: Thomas P. Gies.
• "'New News' From The Labor Department: Increased Enforcement Activity Presents New Compliance Challenges," Crowell & Moring Labor and Employment Law Update (January 1999). Co-Authors: Thomas P. Gies and Kris D. Meade.
• "For Neither Love nor Money - Obtaining Effective Releases of ADEA Claims," C&M Labor and Employment Law Update, (February 1995). Author: Thomas P. Gies.
• "Labor Law Successorship Under the Bituminous Coal Wage Agreement and the UMWA's Campaign for Job Security," 90 W. Va. L. Rev 921, (1988). Author: Thomas P. Gies.
• "The Equal Employment Audit Handbook, Executive Enterprises," (1983). Co-Authors: Thomas P. Gies, Zachary D. Fasman and Michael Album.
• "Employer Remedies for Work Stoppages That Violate No-Strike Provisions," 8 Emp.Rel.L.J. 178, (1982). Author: Thomas P. Gies.

Client Alerts & Newsletters

• "The Month in Wage & Hour – November 2019," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (November 22, 2019). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Eric Su, Ira M. Saxe, Andrew W. Bagley, Jillian Ambrose, Kimberley Johnson
• "The Next Wave of ADA Litigation - Must Retailers Offer Gift Cards in Braille?," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (November 19, 2019). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "The New Wage and Hour Administrator of the United States Department of Labor Issued Three New Opinion Letters," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (July 15, 2019). Contacts: Eric Su, Jillian Ambrose, Thomas P. Gies, Ira M. Saxe
• "A Nail in the Coffin? Another California District Court Finds That Employee Non-Solicitation Agreements Are Void Under California Law," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 9, 2019). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Suzanne E. Rode
• "Ninth Circuit Determines That Dynamex Independent Contractor Test Applies Retroactively," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 3, 2019). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade, Suzanne E. Rode
• "Supreme Court Gives Businesses a Win in Mandatory Arbitration Dispute," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 25, 2019). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Ira M. Saxe
• "DOL Proposes Rules to Clarify FLSA 'Regular Rate'," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 4, 2019). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kimberley Johnson
• "Proposed DOL Regulations Would Increase Salary Threshold for Exempt Employees," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 8, 2019). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Trina Fairley Barlow, Andrew W. Bagley, Christine B. Hawes
• "Blame the Cell Phone: California Appellate Court Holds that Calling in Constitutes 'Reporting for Work' Under Wage Order," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (February 20, 2019). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Suzanne E. Rode
• "U.S. Supreme Court Bars Trucking Company from Enforcing Mandatory Arbitration Agreement with Independent Contractor," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (January 16, 2019). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Trina Fairley Barlow, Christine B. Hawes
• "New York State Releases Final Guidance On Legislation Aimed At Preventing Sexual Harassment," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (October 5, 2018). Contacts: Ellen Moran Dwyer, Thomas P. Gies, Trina Fairley Barlow, Ira M. Saxe, Katie Erno
• "U.S. Supreme Court Reaffirms Enforceability of Class Arbitration Waivers," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 24, 2018). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Trina Fairley Barlow, Christine B. Hawes
• "California Supreme Court Decision Adopts New Independent Contractor Test," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 22, 2018). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Andrew W. Bagley, Jillian Ambrose
• "California Salary History Ban Enacted, Effective January 1, 2018," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (October 13, 2017). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Ira M. Saxe, Jillian Ambrose, Rebecca L. Springer
• "DOL Overtime Rule: The Latest . . . And What Now?," (September 6, 2017). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade, Ira M. Saxe
• "New York City Imposes "Fair Workweek" Restrictions on Scheduling of Work for Retail and Fast Food Employees," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (June 6, 2017). Contacts: Ira M. Saxe, Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies
• "New York City Restricts Salary History Inquiries to Applicants for Employment," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 17, 2017). Contacts: Ira M. Saxe, Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade
• "DOL Overtime Rules Enjoined," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (November 23, 2016). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade
• "DOL Issues Final Overtime Regulations," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 18, 2016). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Andrew W. Bagley
• "FLSA Regulations Move Forward and Will Arrive Soon," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 22, 2016). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Andrew W. Bagley, Trina Fairley Barlow, Ira M. Saxe
• "DOJ and DOL Announce Plan to Prosecute More Workplace Safety Violations," Regulatory Alert (December 23, 2015). Contacts: Kevin C. Mayer, Daniel W. Wolff, Philip T. Inglima, Thomas P. Gies, Christine B. Hawes
• " ‘Most Workers Are Employees Under the FLSA’: DOL Issues Guidance on Classifying Workers," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (July 31, 2015). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Andrew W. Bagley
• "Proposed FLSA Regulations More Than Double Salary Threshold for Exempt Employees," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (June 30, 2015). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Andrew W. Bagley
• "The Supreme Court Clarifies That an Employer’s Motivation Is Determinative in Religious Discrimination Cases," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (June 9, 2015). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "Confidentiality in Crisis: the Government Agency Assault on Company Confidentiality Policies and Agreements," Mining Law Monitor (Summer 2015). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "New DOL Overtime Regulations Move Forward," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 6, 2015). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Andrew W. Bagley, Ira M. Saxe
• "Supreme Court Rejects EEOC’s Position on Conciliation Obligations," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 29, 2015). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Trina Fairley Barlow
• "Supreme Court Says DOL May Change Regulatory Interpretations without Undertaking Rulemaking," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 17, 2015). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Andrew W. Bagley
• "SEC Ramps Up Dodd-Frank Enforcement by Scrutinizing Confidentiality and Financial Award Restrictions," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 4, 2015). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade
• "Legalized Marijuana in D.C. – Implications for Area Employers," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (February 27, 2015). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade
• "Fourth Circuit Rejects EEOC’s Sloppy Expert Witness Report in Background Check Class Action Litigation," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (February 25, 2015). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Trina Fairley Barlow
• "Changing Landscape for Labor Unions at Academic Institutions: Implications of Pacific Lutheran University," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (January 30, 2015). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade, Laurel Pyke Malson
• "A ‘Break’ for Employers: CA Court Reverses Multi-Million Dollar Judgment," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (January 12, 2015). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "NLRB Sues McDonald's, Signaling a Seismic Shift in the Joint Employer Doctrine," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (December 22, 2014). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant
• "Supreme Court Rejects Worker Pay for Security Screenings," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (December 11, 2014). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Andrew W. Bagley
• "EEOC Challenge of CVS Severance Agreements Dismissed," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (October 22, 2014). Contacts: Ira M. Saxe, Thomas P. Gies, Trina Fairley Barlow, Christine B. Hawes
• "DOL Issues Short Reprieve to Health Care Agency Employers," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (October 10, 2014). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Ira M. Saxe
• "Supreme Court Rewrites the Rules Governing ERISA Fiduciary Duty Claims Against ESOP Trustees," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (July 21, 2014). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "EEOC Continues to Adopt Novel and Aggressive Enforcement Positions in Litigation and Compliance Investigations," Environment & Natural Resources Law Alert (Summer 2014). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "What Employers Should Know about New Guidance Affecting COBRA Compliance," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 9, 2014). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Ira M. Saxe
• "National Labor Relations Board Decides That Student Athletes Are Employees," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 3, 2014). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Laurel Pyke Malson, Astor Heaven
• "Obama Administration Moves to Increase the Reach of Federal Overtime Laws," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 17, 2014). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Andrew W. Bagley, Ira M. Saxe
• "Fifth Circuit Overturns NLRB's D.R. Horton Decision," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (December 6, 2013). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Andrew W. Bagley
• "Eleventh Circuit Reaffirms Necessity of Judicial Approval of FLSA Settlements," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (August 5, 2013). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "Fifth Circuit Limits Scope of Who Qualifies to Bring Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Retaliation Claims," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (July 24, 2013). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer
• "Another Step Forward For Class-Action Waivers," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (June 21, 2013). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "Supreme Court OK's Arbitrator's Decision Ordering Class Arbitration," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (June 12, 2013). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Andrew W. Bagley
• "New Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification Form Required as of May 7, 2013," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 6, 2013). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Honor Costello
• "Supreme Court Holds that FLSA Collective Action Must be Dismissed Because Named Plaintiff’s Claims Became Moot After Her Rejection of Offer of Judgment," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 26, 2013). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Andrew W. Bagley
• "401k Plan Investment Selection Triggers ERISA Violation," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 29, 2013). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "Good News for Goldman: Second Circuit Requires Individual Arbitration of Title VII Claim," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 22, 2013). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "California Employees' Entitlement to Leave for Pregnancy Disability not Limited to Four Months," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 5, 2013). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "No Feasible Trial Plan – No Class Action," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (February 14, 2013). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "In the Wake of Canning - Turmoil at the NLRB Because of Recess Appointments," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (February 1, 2013). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade, Glenn D. Grant
• "California Employment Law Developments for 2013," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (January 28, 2013). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade
• "Brinker Warrants Certification of Meal and Rest Break Class Claims in Two Recent California Decisions," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (December 28, 2012). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "NLRB Overturns 50-Year Precedent on Dues-Checkoff," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (December 21, 2012). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant
• "Lead Plaintiff's Failure to Report Alleged Unpaid Work Time Under The Employer's Reporting Policies Dooms FLSA Collective Action," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (November 20, 2012). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Andrew W. Bagley, Ira M. Saxe
• "California Appellate Court Approves (Finally) of Neutral Time Rounding," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (November 7, 2012). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Andrew W. Bagley, Ira M. Saxe
• "NLRB Says "Yes," You Can Be Fired for Something You Post Online," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (October 15, 2012). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies
• "NLRB Issues its First Social Media Policy Decision," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (September 24, 2012). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Christine B. Hawes
• "NLRB Rules Against Routine Requests for Confidentiality in Ongoing Employer Investigations," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (August 14, 2012). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade, Glenn D. Grant
• "The NLRB's Acting General Counsel Asserts an Unprecedented Challenge to Employee Handbook Receipt Provisions," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 8, 2012). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies
• "Seventh Circuit Authorizes An "Issue Class Action" in Response to Dukes," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 3, 2012). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade
• "California High Court Rejects Fee Request For Rest Break Claims," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 2, 2012). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Andrew W. Bagley, Ira M. Saxe
• "NLRB Notice Posting Rule Delayed," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 18, 2012). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "Brinker – Was It Worth The Wait For Employers?," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 17, 2012). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Andrew W. Bagley
• "Preparing For May Day, And Beyond, At The NLRB," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 16, 2012). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "Maryland Takes the Lead on Social Media Access Legislation," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 13, 2012). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "Federal Court Imposes Broad Preservation Obligation Regarding Potential Class Members in FLSA Action," Electronic Discovery & Information Management Alert (February 23, 2012). Contacts: Jeane A. Thomas, CIPP/E, Thomas P. Gies
• "Department of Labor Proposes FMLA Rule on Leave for Caregivers to Servicemembers and Airline Flight Crew Employees," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (February 14, 2012). Contacts: Ira M. Saxe, Jared Levine, Thomas P. Gies
• "NLRB Clarifies Its Position Regarding Employees' Social Media Usage ," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (February 2, 2012). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant
• "“Collyer Lite” -- NLRB Announces Limitation on Collyer Deferral," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (January 26, 2012). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant
• "NLRB and FINRA Signal Federal Push To Create A Right for Employees To Pursue Collective Litigation Regardless of Arbitration Agreements," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (January 12, 2012). Contacts: Jared Levine, Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant
• "NLRB Issues Final Rule On "Quickie" Elections," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (December 22, 2011). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant
• "NLRB Scales Back -- But Not By Much -- The New "Quickie" Election Rules it Proposed on June 22, 2011," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (December 6, 2011). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant
• "OSHA Revises Its Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Rules Impacting Public Companies and Their Affiliates and Subsidiaries," Environment & Natural Resources: Occupational Safety & Health Alerts (November 9, 2011). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Ira M. Saxe
• "California Seating Lawsuits Meeting Resistance, But Employers Shouldn't Sit Idly By," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (October 21, 2011). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies
• "NLRB Postpones Implementation of Its New Employee Rights Posting Requirement," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (October 7, 2011). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant
• "NLRB Makes Employee Rights Poster Available on its Website Shortly After Commencement of a Lawsuit Challenging its Posting Rule," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (September 15, 2011). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant
• "National Labor Relations Board Alters Landscape for Determining the Scope of Petitioned-For Bargaining Units," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (September 9, 2011). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant
• "The NLRB Overrules Prior Decisions to Reinstate "Recognition Bar" Protection for Unions Voluntarily Recognized and "Successor Bar" Protection for Incumbent Unions," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (September 8, 2011). Contacts: Ira M. Saxe, Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant
• "NLRB Imposes New Employee Rights Posting Requirement on Covered Employers," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (September 6, 2011). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant
• "The NLRB and USDOL Issue Controversial Proposed Regulations To Aid Union Organizing," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (June 30, 2011). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant
• "Supreme Court Changes The Class Action Landscape In Dukes v. Wal-Mart," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (June 28, 2011). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Trina Fairley Barlow
• "Connecticut to Become First State to Mandate Guaranteed Paid Sick-Leave Time for Employees," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (June 9, 2011). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Trina Fairley Barlow
• "EEOC Proposes to Extend Title VII and ADA Recordkeeping Requirements to Include Entities Covered by GINA," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (June 8, 2011). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Trina Fairley Barlow
• "Fifth Circuit Applies Recent Supreme Court Decision to Revive Son's Title VII Retaliation Claim Based on Father's Protected Activity," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 31, 2011). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant, Ira M. Saxe
• "Think That California Lawsuits Over Seating Concern Only Retail Cashiers? Think Again," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 26, 2011). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies
• "Circuit Court Rules No Cause of Action for Discrimination Against Debtors," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 24, 2011). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant
• "NLRB Sues Arizona in Federal Court over Constitutional Amendment Requiring Secret Ballot Elections for Union Representation," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 18, 2011). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant, Ira M. Saxe
• "You Wanna Sue Your Employer for Overtime? The Labor Department Has an App for That!," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 17, 2011). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Ira M. Saxe
• "New York State Department of Labor Issues Guidance and Sample Templates in Connection With the New York Wage Theft Prevention Act," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 12, 2011). Contacts: Ira M. Saxe, Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies
• "EEOC Issues Final Regulations on ADA Amendments Act of 2008," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 7, 2011). Contacts: Ira M. Saxe, Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies
• "New York Wage Theft Prevention Act Takes Effect on April 9, 2011," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 4, 2011). Contacts: Ira M. Saxe, Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade
• "Oral Complaints are Sufficient to Support an FLSA Retaliation Claim," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 28, 2011). Contacts: Ira M. Saxe, Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade
• "NLRB Flexes Its Muscles by Opposing State Constitutional Amendments Requiring the Use of Secret Ballot Elections for Union Representation Purposes and Limiting Deferral to Arbitration," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (January 26, 2011). Contacts: Ira M. Saxe, Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade
• "New Process Steel – The Supreme Court Sends The NLRB Back To The Drawing Board," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (June 17, 2010). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant
• "What Should Large Employers Do Now? Implications of Dukes v. Wal-Mart," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 29, 2010). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Rebecca L. Springer
• "Becker Means Change At The Labor Board," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 1, 2010). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade
• "DoD Implements Franken Amendment For Non-Commercial Contracts," Government Contracts Bullet Points (March 4, 2010). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "Tenth Circuit Enforces Release of Qui Tam Claim under the False Claims Act," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 17, 2009). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Rebecca L. Springer
• "Card Check Legislation Introduced In Congress," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 11, 2009). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "Changes in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009," Health Care Alert (February 18, 2009). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Barbara H. Ryland
• "Economic Stimulus Act Provides COBRA Subsidies And New COBRA Election And Disclosure Requirements; DOL Provides Guidance On Defined Benefit Funding Disclosures," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (February 18, 2009). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "Employee Benefits Update," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (February 9, 2009). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "Supreme Court Weighs in on Plan Documents Rule and Effect of Non-QDRO Divorce Decree on Retirement Benefits," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (February 8, 2009). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "Children's Health Insurance Law Amends ERISA To Impose New Special Enrollment Periods And Notice Requirements," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (February 8, 2009). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "Obama Moves Out On The Union Front," Government Contracts Bullet Points (February 3, 2009). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "Obama Administration Issues Pro-Union Executive Orders," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (February 2, 2009). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "New Law Provides Pension Funding Relief And Other Measures In Response To Economic Crisis," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (January 5, 2009). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "Is "Card Check" In Your Future?," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (November 6, 2008). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "ADA Amendments Act Rejects Supreme Court Decisions Limiting Scope of ADA," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (September 24, 2008). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade
• "Anxiously-Awaited Brinker Decision Holds That Employers Need Not Police Whether Employees Take Meal Periods," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (July 23, 2008). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "New Law Prohibiting Genetic Discrimination Raises New Risks For Employers," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 27, 2008). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Rebecca L. Springer
• "New Jersey and Washington D.C. Paid Leave Laws Gain Momentum," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 1, 2008). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "Supreme Court Rules that Filing of Formal Charge No Longer Necessary to Satisfy Administrative Filing Requirements of ADEA," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 5, 2008). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "Supreme Court Expands Right of Individual Participants to Sue ERISA Fiduciaries for Damages," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (February 29, 2008). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "New Tax Notice Requirement for California Employers," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (December 27, 2007). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "Commissioned Salespersons in New York State Must, Effective October 16, 2007, Be Paid Under Written Agreements," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (October 12, 2007). Contacts: Ira M. Saxe, Thomas P. Gies
• "Third Circuit Upholds EEOC Rule Permitting Retiree Health Plan Coordination of Benefits with Medicare," Health Care Alert (June 14, 2007). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "California Supreme Court Expands Time Limit to File Meal and Rest Period Claims," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 20, 2007). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "Non-Statutory Labor Exemption to the Federal Antitrust Laws Does Not Bar Class-Action by Employees Against Hospitals," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 16, 2007). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "U.S. Senate Holds Hearings on the Employee Free Choice Act ," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 2, 2007). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "Long Service Ticking Timebomb – Less Than a Month to Go," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (September 15, 2006). Contacts: Emmanuel Plasschaert, Thomas P. Gies
• "Hot Spots For UK Employers," Labor & Employment Law Alert - UK (July 25, 2006). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Emmanuel Plasschaert
• "Privacy, Information and Consultation of the Works Council," Labor & Employment Law Alert - Europe (June 30, 2006). Contacts: Emmanuel Plasschaert, Frederik Van Remoortel, Thomas P. Gies
• "TUPE or not TUPE … more of a foresight saga?," Labor & Employment Law Alert - UK (March 30, 2006). Contacts: Emmanuel Plasschaert, Thomas P. Gies
• "DOL Announces New LM-10 Guidance and Extended Filing Deadline," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 9, 2006). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer
• "U.S. Supreme Court Rules that Title VII's Definition of “Employer” is not a Jurisdictional Issue," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 2, 2006). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "The Maryland “Wal-Mart Bill” – Is it Preempted?," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 2, 2006). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "Maryland Raises The Minimum Wage," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (February 13, 2006). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "New DOL Reporting Requirements For Employers," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (December 1, 2005). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer
• "OFCCP Issues "Internet Applicant" Definition," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (October 10, 2005). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade
• "Cracks In The AFL-CIO Federation: Impact On Employers," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (August 5, 2005). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "Employer's Overly-Broad Confidentiality Rule Violates Labor Law," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (August 5, 2005). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "Do You Often Have A Hard Time Getting Out Of Bed In The Morning? Can A Psychological Test Violate The ADA?," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (July 5, 2005). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "Supreme Court Addresses The Statute of Limitations For Retaliation Claims Under The False Claims Act," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (June 28, 2005). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "Watch That Wording – Appellate Court Invalidates IBM's Standard Release," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 9, 2005). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• ""Disparate Impact" Theory Available In Age Discrimination Cases," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 7, 2005). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade
• ""Disparate Impact" Theory Available In Age Discrimination Cases," Government Contracts Bullet Points (April 7, 2005). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade
• "DOL Issues Final Regulations on FLSA Exemptions," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (August 23, 2004). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant, Andrew W. Bagley
• "Fourth Circuit Extends Time For Retaliation Claims," Government Contracts Bullet Points (May 10, 2004). Contacts: Alan W. H. Gourley, Thomas P. Gies
• "Supreme Court Relaxes Proof Requirements in EEO Cases," Health Care Alert (June 12, 2003). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "Circuit City Stores V. Adams: The Supreme Court Strikes A Blow In Favor Of Resolving Employment Disputes Through Mandatory Arbitration," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 1, 2001). Contacts: Andrew W. Bagley, Thomas P. Gies
• "Age Discrimination Act Waivers: Final EEOC Regulations Prohibit "Tender Back" Provisions And Set Forth New Requirements For Legally-Valid Waivers," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (December 1, 2000). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "OFCCP — Here They Go Again!," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 1, 2000). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "Microsoft Temps Win Another Round," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (June 1, 1999). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "Supreme Court Narrows ERISA Preemption Protection For Insured Employee Benefit Plans," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 1, 1999). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "Court Bars Employer's Secondary Boycott Damages Action Because Of Arbitration Clause In Collective Bargaining Agreement," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 1, 1999). Contact: Thomas P. Gies
• "Court Scuttles Employer Attempts To Avoid Affirmative Action Plan Reporting Requirements," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 1, 1999). Contact: Thomas P. Gies

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