Mark S. Ross Special CounselSheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPWebsitewww.sheppardmullin.comOrganization ProfileFull ProfileConnectEmail415-774-2930 Professional Biography Mark S. Ross is a Special Counsel in the Labor and Employment Practice Group in the firm's San Francisco Office. More Legal and Business Bylines From Mark S. Ross Christmas Comes Early for Employers at the NLRB — New Election Procedures That Give Employers a Greater Opportunity to Mount Legal Challenges to Election Petitions and to Effectively Campaign Against Unionization - (Posted On Friday, December 13, 2019) Striking A New Balance – The NLRB Abandons the Lutheran Heritage Test and Devises a New Standard for Assessing the Facial Validity of Neutral Work Rules - (Posted On Friday, December 15, 2017) NLRB Overrules Browning-Ferris Joint Employer Standard - (Posted On Friday, December 15, 2017) NLRB Orders Union To Drop Unlawful Grievance, to Dismiss Suit Seeking to Compel Neutral Employers to Arbitrate Grievance and to Pay The Employers’ Legal Fees and Defense Costs - (Posted On Monday, June 05, 2017) Current Legal Analysis Blockading the Ports: U.S. Imposes 10% Global Tariff; Higher Reciprocal Tariff Rates by Country by: Jordan Mallory , Reid Whitten USCIS Provides Updated Guidance on Venezuela TPS After Court Intervention by: Marissa A. Prianti , Michael H. Neifach FinCEN Warns US Financial Institutions of Bulk Cash Smuggling Risks from Mexico-Based Cartels by: Kyle R. Freeny , Nathan J. Muyskens USCIS Announces New Employment Authorization Procedures for Certain Hong Kong Residents Under Deferred Enforced Departure by: Ian R. Macdonald What Every Multinational Company Should Know About … The Global and Reciprocal Tariffs Announcement by: Gregory Husisian , John E. Turlais The BR Privacy & Security Download: April 2025 by: Sharon R. Klein , Philip N. Yannella Cross-Border Catch-Up: Japan’s Expanded Childcare and Caregiver Leave [Podcast] by: Goli Rahimi , Carlos G. Colόn-Machargo Trump Administration Announces "Reciprocal" Tariffs by: Joseph E. Donovan , Kathleen M. Hamann USPTO Memorandum Bifurcating PTAB Institution Process Signals Shift Toward Increased Discretionary Denials in IPR and PGR by: Christopher “Kit” L. Crumbley , Douglas F. Stewart 10 Important Insights for Procurement Fraud Whistleblowers in 2025 by: Dr. Nick Oberheiden Opposition to Renewed COPA Application in Indiana Reveals FTC Leadership’s Views on Hospital Merger Enforcement by: E. John Steren , Patricia M. Wagner Privacy Tip #438 – FTC Chairman Shares Concerns Over 23andMe Data by: Linn F. Freedman Understanding the U.S. Embassy Paris Certification Requirement by: Valérie Demont , Jonathan E. Meyer Ensuring Lawful DEI Practices: New EEOC and DOJ Guidelines for Employers by: Christopher A. Braham , Rachel B. Cowen ‘Catch and Revoke’ Program Takes Off: State Department AI-Driven Visa Crackdown by: Minnie Fu , Michael H. Neifach Upcoming Events Apr 30 2025 Workplace Horizons 2025 Apr 7 2025 Understanding the Basics of a Class Action Apr 8 2025 Miller Canfield 2025 HR Spring Training - Kalamazoo Apr 8 2025 Wage & Hour Law Under the Second Trump Administration Print