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Bruce R. Alper, Esq. is a shareholder and Chair of the Labor and Employment Practice at Vedder Price P.C. For 30 years, he has been advising a wide range of private sector employers on matters involving employment discrimination, harassment, wrongful discharge, workforce reductions, labor relations, family/medical leaves and other employment regulatory matters. An accomplished litigator, Mr. Alper has represented employers in hundreds of cases in judicial, administrative and arbitral forums. Consistently rated an Illinois Super Lawyer, Mr. Alper partners with and trains corporate counsel, management and human resources professionals on strategic, cost-effective approaches to employee relations problems and risk management.

Thomas M. Wilde, Esq. is a shareholder at Vedder Price P.C. and has been practicing labor and employment law for 15 years. He represents employers in all types of employment disputes and labor relations matters before federal and state courts and various administrative agencies. He advises employers on issues involving wage/hour compliance, employment discrimination, harassment, wrongful discharge, family and medical leaves, disability accommodation and workforce reductions. Mr. Wilde is a member of the firm’s FLSA Task Force and has significant experience conducting wage/hour compliance audits and defending employers in wage/hour class actions and Department of Labor audits and investigations.