James Daniel Thomas

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Principal

  Firm Name

  Jackson Lewis P.C.
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Representative Experience: Represented employer in case of first impression in the Illinois Supreme Court about the scope of the Illinois Whistleblower Act
  retaliatory discharge in the higher education field.
  Represented employers in grievance arbitration proceedings ranging from discipline to complex contract interpretation issues.
  Represented employers in a wide variety of industries in collective bargaining negotiations for units ranging in size up to thous
  s of employees.
  Represented employers faced with unfair labor practice charges before the Illinois Labor Relations Board
  the National Labor Relations Board.
  Represented employers in the full spectrum of employment law claims, including multiple appeals.
  Defeated attempt to add putative ERISA breach of fiduciary duty class action claim to long-term disability lawsuit
  ultimately won judgment for plan
  its administrator on plaintiff's claim for benefits
  plan's claim for overpayments.
  Represented prominent Chicago Alderman in First Amendment lawsuit that received national media coverage.
  Represented multiple governmental entities in interest arbitration proceedings pursuant to Section 14 of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act.
  Defended municipal organization in a significant collective action alleging violations of the FLSA based on unpaid overtime.