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 The US Uranium Dilemma: Domestic Production Challenges in an Era of Growing Nuclear Energy Demand by: Scot Anderson Cal/OSHA Announces Discussion Drafts for Revised Wildfire Smoke Protection and Heat Illness Prevention Standards by: Karen Tynan , Robert C. Rodriguez Rising Temperatures Bring New Obligations for Maryland Employers by: Melissa A. Bailey , Fiona W. Ong Antitrust Compliance for North Carolina Construction Companies: Avoiding Legal Pitfalls by: Isabelle M. Chammas , E. Bradley Evans Beltway Buzz, May 16, 2025 by: James J. Plunkett The Regulatory Horizon: Legal Framework for Commercial Fusion Power by: Thomas J. Dougherty Washington Governor Signs State’s ‘Mini-WARN Act’: Notice Required for Site Closings and Mass Reductions in Force by: Sherry L. Talton , Zachary V. Zagger Throwing Away the Toaster: Where AI Controls Are Now and May be Heading by: Reid Whitten , Jordan Mallory Federal Court Nullifies EEOC Guidance on LGBTQ+ Protections by: Nonnie L. Shivers , Hera S. Arsen Workplace Strategies Watercooler 2025: The AI-Powered Workplace of Today and Tomorrow [Podcast] by: Jennifer Betts , Simon J. McMenemy Workplace Strategies Watercooler 2025: NLRB Update—What to Expect in 2025 and Beyond [Podcast] by: C. Thomas Davis , Thomas M. Stanek Federal Reserve and FDIC Withdraw Crypto-Asset Guidance for Banks; OCC Issues Clarification for Banks by: Marina Olman-Pal , Jera L. Bradshaw Section 899: Proposed Legislation Would Increase US Tax Rates on Many Foreign Individuals, Companies, and Governments by: James M. Maynor, Jr , Robert D. Simon McDermott+ Check-Up: May 16, 2025 by: Debra Curtis , Julia Grabo United States: Y’all Street to Attract Business With “Pro-growth” Legislation by: Jessica D. Cohn , Robert H. McCarthy Jr Upcoming Events May 22 2025 Kidd Aitken & Chambers USA Q&A May 20 2025 To Note or Not to Note May 20 2025 Reception during the 2025 American Clean Power Conference May 21 2025 OSHA 30/30 - May 21, 2025 Print