Gregg A. FischPartnerSheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPWebsitewww.sheppardmullin.comConnectEmail310-228-3721 Professional Biography Mr. Fisch is a partner in the Labor & Employment Practice Group in the firm's Century City office. More Legal and Business Bylines From Gregg A. Fisch California Supreme Court Holds Meal Period Premiums Are “Wages” and May Trigger Wage Statement and Waiting Time Penalties - (Posted On Wednesday, May 25, 2022) “Ban the Box” Laws & Workplace Violence: An Employer’s Failure to Sufficiently Perform Background Checks Could Lead To Costly Negligence Liability - (Posted On Thursday, May 31, 2018) Healthcare Industry Companies Must Be Wary of Classifying Any Workers As Independent Contractors, In Light of the California Supreme Court’s Dynamex Ruling - (Posted On Friday, May 18, 2018) Home Care Associations Seek Stay by SCOTUS of New Wage-and-Hour Rules, As the Effective Date of DOL Wage-and-Hour Regulations Quickly Approaches - (Posted On Tuesday, October 06, 2015) U.S. Supreme Court Rules that Security Screening Time is Non-Compensable Under Federal Law and The Portal-to-Portal Act - (Posted On Thursday, December 11, 2014) Ninth Circuit Rules That Twombly Standard of Specificity Applies to FLSA Pleadings - (Posted On Tuesday, November 18, 2014) California Enacts New Law Mandating Paid Sick Leave for Employees - (Posted On Saturday, September 20, 2014) Undocumented Workers May Pursue Claims Under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), So Says the California Supreme Court - (Posted On Wednesday, July 09, 2014) The Supreme Court’s Ruling in Hobby Lobby that Closely Held, For-Profit Companies Should Receive Religious Exemptions From ObamaCare’s Conception Mandate Likely Will Have Little Practical Impact Immediately in the Employment Arena - (Posted On Tuesday, July 01, 2014) California Supreme Court Issues Iskanian Decision, Ruling that Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements Are Enforceable, But Still Allows PAGA Claims to Proceed on Representative Basis - (Posted On Tuesday, June 24, 2014) Pagination Page 1 Next page Next › Current Legal Analysis Maryland’s Supreme Court Holds That the De Minimis Doctrine Applies to State Wage Laws by: Fiona W. Ong OSHA Enhances Penalty Reductions and Payment Plans for Small Businesses by: John Surma Beltway Buzz, July 18, 2025 by: James J. Plunkett ‘Safe Workplaces, Stronger Partnerships’: Future of OSHA Compliance by: John Surma Caught in the Act: Practical and Legal Considerations When Executives’ Office Love Affair Exposed by: William E. Grob , Zachary V. Zagger Texas Business Organizations Code: Key Amendments Under SB 29 by: Elizabeth Hadley , Christopher M. LaVigne Regulatory Trend: Safeguarding Mental Health in an AI-Enabled World by: Paul D. Squire , Jennifer Bauer Controversial New York Judicial Reorganization Bill Likely to Soon Head to Governor’s Desk by: Joseph T. Burns President Trump Nominates Two for NLRB, Aiming to Restore Quorum by: Gabriel D. Gomez , Sara J. Robertson A Quick Look at Benefits and Executive Compensation Provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill by: William P. Sweeney , John D. Martini OSH Law Primer, Part XIV: Did OSHA Get It Wrong? Understanding Judicial Review Under the OSH Act by: Ryan J. Swink FDA Authorizes JUUL Labs ENDS Products for U.S. Market by: Azim Chowdhury , LieAnn Van-Tull AI Implications in Senate and House Committees’ Versions of FY 2026 NDAA, and the Pentagon Awards Four AI Contracts Up to $200 Million Each — AI: The Washington Report by: Bruce D. Sokler , Alexander Hecht FDA Extends Comment Period on Method for Ranking Chemicals in Food for Post-Market Assessments by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Carla N. Hutton APHIS Updates Practices for Reviewing Petitions Seeking a Determination of Nonregulated Status for Organisms Altered or Produced through Genetic Engineering by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Carla N. Hutton Upcoming Events Jul 23 2025 The National Association of Women Lawyers 2025 Annual Meeting Jul 21 2025 The Big, Beautiful Webinar Series - Part One: An Introduction to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Jul 23 2025 Navigating Emerging AI Legislation Jul 23 2025 CEQA Reform Legislation Webinar Print