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 Trump Administration Launches Comprehensive Review of Clean Water Act Definition for "Waters of the United States" (WOTUS) by: Duncan M. Greene , Jenna R. Mandell-Rice Europe: UK Sanctions Regulator Highlights Compliance Failures by: Michael E. Ruck , Phoebe Naylor Effective Risk Management for Nursing Facilities: Insurance Insights on Retaliation Claims by: Aaron J. Campbell , Katherine J. Henry USCIS Announces Completion of FY 2026 H-1B Registration Process: Filing Period Begins April 1, 2025 by: Ian R. Macdonald APHIS Evaluates Petitions Reviewed under 2012 Process, Will Use Process Consistent with USDA Biotechnology Regulations Going Forward by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Carla N. Hutton New Guidelines Establishing the Requirements and Procedures That Must Be Observed to Obtain Permission to Advertise Prepackaged Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages by: Alejandro Luna Fandiño , Armando Arenas Hillsborough County, FL Sales Tax Increase June 1, 2025 by: H. French Brown , Dan McGinn Louisiana Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Governor Landry’s Constitutional Amendments by: Jesse (Jay) Adams Upcoming Events Apr 30 2025 Workplace Horizons 2025 Apr 2 2025 How Employers Can Prepare for Immigration Audits and Visits Apr 3 2025 Defense Counsel: Obligations to Insured Clients and Insurers Apr 3 2025 Defense Counsel: Obligations to Insured Clients and Insurers Print