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 Florida CHOICE Act Overhauls Non-Compete Laws for Employers by: Marshall P. Bender , Timothy P. Monsma Connecticut Governor Signs Bill Adding Requirements for Hospitals and Expanding DPH’s Enforcement Scope by: Nathaniel T. Arden , Victoria C. Larson Noncompete Agreements: What Are They, and What’s the Status of Laws Restricting Them Nationwide? by: Rachel E. Green Connecticut Enacts Wide-Ranging Health Care Law Modifying Various Existing Rules and Laws by: Nathaniel T. Arden Gender-Affirming Care: What the Supreme Court’s Ruling in Skrmetti Means for Health Care Providers Nationwide by: Alexandra B. Maulden , Kate L. Pamperin Colorado Enacts Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Law by: Lauren Norris Donahue , Vishal Mehta Conference of State Bank Supervisors Publishes Virtual Currency Guidance for Money Transmitters by: Scott H. Kimpel When Minor Variations in Prompts Lead to Problematic Outputs by: Joseph J. Lazzarotti Costly Claims: Corporations Confront the Consequences for Improper “Made in the USA” Claims by: Kimberly A. Berger , Anita C. Marinelli GOT LUCKY: Court Does Heavy Lifting for a TCPA Defendant– Suggests it Will Throw Out a Case On Different Grounds by: Eric J. Troutman Corporate Transparency or Just Good Governance? by: Francois Botha HHS OIG Continues to Highlight How Medicaid Fraud Control Units Recovered $1.4 Billion in FY 2024 by: Zachary S. Taylor Department of Defense to Increase Scrutiny Over IT Consulting and Advisory Contracts by: Michael J. Montalbano , Amanda C. DeLaPerriere INVITATION: Court Refuses to Allow Litigators to Manufacture TCPA Claims–Holds A Company Can Safely Return a Missed Call Without Violating the TCPA’s DNC Provisions by: Eric J. Troutman Speaking of Litigation – Episode 18: Master the First Moves in Litigation for Courtroom Advantage [Podcast] by: Sierra N. Hennessy , David J. Clark Upcoming Events Jul 2 2025 Top Tips for Employers – Drug Testing Policies, Administration, & Litigation Jul 8 2025 Environmental Essentials Webinar - EPA’s Proposed Repeal of the Carbon Pollution Standards for Power Plants: Implications for the Rest of Industry Jul 9 2025 Employment Law in the US Jul 10 2025 Mandatory Roth Catch-up Print