Government Relations

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See What’s Coming. Understand What It Means.

Government action can reshape the workplace long before a new law or regulation takes effect. Fisher Phillips’ Government Relations Practice Group helps employers anticipate, understand, and respond to legislative, regulatory, and public policy developments that could affect their organizations.

As part of a preeminent labor and employment law firm, our Government Relations team brings a distinctive perspective to public policy. We combine insight into the legislative, regulatory, and political landscape with the deep workplace law experience of Fisher Phillips attorneys—giving clients a clearer view of what is changing, what it could mean for their businesses, workforces, and operations, and how best to prepare and respond.

How We Help

Public Policy Intelligence

Knowing what is happening is only the beginning. We monitor legislative, regulatory, administrative, judicial, and political developments affecting employers, identify emerging issues and trends, and distill what matters most for our clients and their organizations.

Legislative & Regulatory Strategy

We help clients assess proposed government action, understand its potential legal, business, and operational implications, and develop strategies to prepare for and respond to change. By connecting policy developments to their practical consequences, we help decision-makers evaluate options and determine the right course for their organizations.

When direct lobbying or government advocacy would further a client’s objectives, we coordinate with FP Gov, Fisher Phillips’ affiliated lobbying and government advocacy solution.

Agency & Rulemaking Counsel

Understanding what an agency is proposing is one thing. Understanding how agencies develop policy, weigh competing considerations, and make decisions brings another dimension to effective counsel.

Our Government Relations team includes attorneys and professionals who have served in senior roles in presidential administrations, Congress, lobbying firms, and state and federal agencies, including the U.S. Departments of Labor, Commerce, and Homeland Security. Their firsthand government experience, combined with the deep regulatory and workplace law knowledge of Fisher Phillips attorneys, gives clients insight into both the substance of government action and the processes that shape it.

We bring together the legal, policy, operational, and industry perspectives needed to address agency action. From proposed regulations and agency initiatives to comments and other submissions, implementation, and compliance, we help clients navigate agency processes with a clear understanding of both the policy at issue and the environment in which decisions are made.

Government Investigations & Response

Government inquiries and investigations can create significant legal, operational, and reputational concerns. We draw on resources across Fisher Phillips to help clients assess the issues at stake, respond to government scrutiny, and coordinate legal and business strategies across the organization.

Policy Litigation & Amicus Advocacy

When significant government action calls for a legal response, Fisher Phillips attorneys help clients and industry groups challenge regulatory actions, develop litigation strategies, and participate in matters with broader implications for employers. We also develop amicus briefs that bring an employer perspective to consequential workplace policy and legal issues.

From Policy Development to Business Decision

Public policy matters most when it affects business decisions. Because our Government Relations team is part of Fisher Phillips, we connect government developments to the employment, compliance, litigation, workforce, and operational issues they create—giving decision-makers the context and legal insight they need to anticipate change, evaluate its impact, and respond with confidence.

Need to influence government action directly? Explore FP Gov for lobbying and government advocacy.

Nearly every day, the government enacts new laws and regulations affecting your employment practices and workplace, many of which carry stiff penalties for noncompliance. How do you keep pace with the changes, understand the implications for your business, and make wise decisions now and for the future? And how can you make your voice heard to protect your ongoing operations?

Fisher Phillips’ Government Relations Team combines the full resources of a preeminent labor and employment law firm with proven public affairs know-how to help you foresee, understand and navigate changes; comply with the law; and promote your interests before federal, state, and local governments and agencies throughout the United States.

Our Services

Advocate Your Position at the State and Federal Levels. Our team represents clients to help shape legislative and policy decisions that further their strategic objectives. Drawing on extensive legal and public policy experience across industries, subject matter mastery, and access to decisionmakers in Congress, the executive branch, and state and local governments, our group supports initiatives for positive policy change and opposes measures that would inappropriately restrict your business while providing suggestions for improvement.

We will thoroughly understand your business and goals and devise practical, effective strategies to protect and promote your interests at all levels of government. With a network of enduring relationships in relevant state and federal agencies, we deploy high-level legal and technical resources to promote and defend business’ rights, including countering special interest groups with extreme “anti-employer” and/or “pro-union” agendas that disrupt balanced workplace laws.

We routinely advocate clients’ interests before federal agencies and departments including the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). We know what to say; how, when and where to say it; how to back it up; and how to make it happen.

Shaping Proposed Regulations. A great deal of policy change is driven by proposed federal, state and local agency regulations. As part of one of the nation’s preeminent labor and employment law firms with comprehensive experience in all facets of workplace law, we are well positioned to advocate particular positions with Congress, federal agencies, and their state and local counterparts including through comment letters. We represent your views during formal rulemakings by regulatory agencies by filing comments on your behalf, helping you to submit your own comments, and testifying before federal, state and local legislative committees and subcommittees.

Amicus Briefs. As leading authorities and thought leaders on labor and employment law topics, Fisher Phillips lawyers frequently submit amicus briefs to support clients’ positions in pending appeals, as well as the positions of other stakeholders such as trade associations spanning industries including agriculture, hospitality, and manufacturing. We file amicus briefs with the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), other federal and state courts, and the NLRB, lending your voice to important decisions that will impact your business.

Public Relations and Crisis Management. Our lawyers are frequently called upon to advise on a range of sensitive situations for clients, including high-profile litigation and serious workplace incidents, sometimes involving fatalities. Accordingly, we have a keen appreciation for the specific issues and nuances involved and collaborate with PR firms and in-house personnel to work through difficult issues and devise plans to effectively resolve them. In many cases, the work we perform in these matters is protected by the attorney-client privilege.

Keeping You Informed and Up to Date. Our team monitors developments and helps you stay on top of emerging legislative and regulatory developments at all levels of government. This comprehensive monitoring includes political developments, administrative, regulatory and legislative activity, and budgetary review. We’ll then work with you to analyze the impact on your business and inject your point of view into the policymaking decision process.

We also offer periodic newsletters and webinars providing updates on significant federal and state developments affecting businesses across a wide array of industries, including new and proposed legislation and rulemaking, agency activity, and court decisions.