State Department settles 17-year-old lawsuit over Foreign Service jobs
A settlement for a case that began in 2006 and Bryan Schwartz has been the lead counsel for, has been finalized between the U.S. Department of State and more than 200 class action members who alleged that the Department of State’s Foreign Service medical clearance policy illegally discriminated against job candidates with disabilities. The department has been ordered to pay close to $38 million, which is more than $100,000 per class action member. Read the full story here.

