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 Healthcare Preview for the Week of: May 12, 2025 [Podcast] by: Debra Curtis , Kayla Holgash Use of AI in Recruitment and Hiring – Considerations for EU and US Companies by: Kelly Dobbs Bunting , Naomi Feinstein Cal/OSHA Standards Board Considers Subcommittee in Response to NIOSH Cuts by: Sierra Vierra , Ralph Dimarucut Seventh Circuit Affirms that Employer’s Withdrawal Liability Cannot Be Based on Post-Rehabilitation Plan Contribution Increases by: Justin S Alex , Neil V. Shah Weathering the Business Divorce Storm: Charting Safe Passage for Both Sides of the Transaction by: Ladd Hirsch Ten Minute Interview: Structuring Venture Investments for Family Offices [Video] by: Brian L. Lucareli Quarterly Sanctions Update | Q2 2025 by: Raminta Dereskeviciute , Sabine Naugès EPA Postpones TSCA PFAS Reporting Period to April 2026 by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Carla N. Hutton DOL to Scrap Prior Independent Contractor Rule by: Christopher M. Pardo , Veronica A. Torrejón Bid Protests in Nevada by: Aron C. Beezley , Nathaniel J. Greeson Appeals Court Rejects AstraZeneca’s Challenge to Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program by: Mitchell J. Clough , Xavier G. Hardy Copyright Office Report on Training AI and Fair Use by: James G. Gatto Affirmative Artificial Intelligence Insurance Coverages Emerge by: Lawrence J. Bracken II , Michael S. Levine A Line in the Sand: Federal Circuit Bounds IPR Estoppel in Ingenico v. IOENGINE by: Daniel N. Yannuzzi Colorado’s Artificial Intelligence Act (CAIA) Updates: A Summary of CAIA’s Consumer Protections When Interacting with Artificial Intelligence Systems by: A.J. Bahou , Amy S. Leopard Upcoming Events May 22 2025 Kidd Aitken & Chambers USA Q&A May 13 2025 OHCA’s First Year of Material Change Transaction Notices: A Panel Discussion with OHCA and Polsinelli May 13 2025 PFAS Updates: What’s Happening in the U.S. and EU May 13 2025 What Conflicts Trigger an Insurer’s Duty to Provide Independent Counsel to Defend an Insured Print