WASHINGTON—Louis “Joey” Mitchell, a former employee of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department (FEMS), pleaded guilty today to a federal bribery charge for accepti...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that the Native American Employment and Training Council will meet on June 22 and 23, 2022 at the department’s Frances Perkins Building i...

Welcome to FP Forecast, a monthly outlook featuring Fisher Phillips thought leaders providing their insights into what employers can expect in 2022 and beyond. By following along each month, you’...

Black women facing discrimination for wearing their hair naturally have not been successful in the courts, pointing to the need for other solutions, a University of Virginia School of Law graduat...

In 2019, the top-10 workplace class action settlements in the United States totaled $1.32 billion. In 2020, that number increased to $1.58 billion. And in 2021, that total surged to a record high...

In Michelle Roman v. Hertz Local Edition Corp., a United States District Court Judge for the Southern District of California granted summary judgment in favor of Hertz, and against former employe...

U.S. District Court Where a plaintiff has filed a 42 U.S.C. §1983 complaint alleging that the defendants’ decision not to renew his contract as the Dedham high school football coach was based on ...

Thompson Coburn’s class action group will discuss our approach to defending class actions and recent trends we’re seeing with consumer protection class actions. CLE CA: 1.0 general IL: 1.0 genera...

The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) has, at long last, issued proposed rules implementing its equal pay registration certificate (EPRC) requirements. As a reminder, Illinois is setting deadli...

We are troubled by widespread reports that employers are firing or denying employment opportunities to unvaccinated workers without regard to potential religious or medical accommodations. See, e...