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 The False Claims Act and President Trump’s DEI Executive Order: Federal Contractor Employers Must Take Notice by: Michael S. Arnold , Natashia Tidwell DOJ: ‘False Claims Act + Cybersecurity’ Is Here To Stay by: Scott T. Lashway , Karen S. Lovitch Significant Changes to the National Environmental Policy Act by: Jacob E. Aronson Stay, Just a Little Bit Longer - SCOTUS Today by: Stuart M. Gerson Trump Directly Targets Northampton and Lehigh Counties. Expect Loss of Federal Funding and Increasing Immigration Enforcement by: Raymond G. Lahoud The Swiss Federal Supreme Court Bans References to Animals in Plant-based Foods by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman “A Course Correction”: Supreme Court Reinforces Agency Deference and Narrows the Scope of Environmental Effects that Agencies Must Consider Under NEPA by: Jacob E. Aronson , Zachary D. Rego The Tariff Roller Coaster: US Court of International Trade Invalidates Tariffs Imposed Under IEEPA, Only to Be Stayed by the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals by: Kevin E. Gaunt Why Wait? – Estate Planning for Young Families by: Sydney C. Smith China’s Supreme People’s Court Designates Generative AI Case as Typical by: Aaron Wininger Court of International Trade Sets Aside Presidential IEEPA Tariffs and Federal Circuit Postpones Nationwide Injunction by: Joanne E. Osendarp , Eric S. Parnes White House Publishes Executive Orders Aimed at Accelerating Nuclear Energy by: Taylor Mayhall , Kyle W. Danish BETO Updates 45ZCF-GREET Model to Incorporate New Methods of Alternative Fuel Production by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Carla N. Hutton SEC Staff Declares Certain Protocol Staking Not a Security Transaction by: Kyle Jaep TSCA Section 21 Petition Seeks Reconsideration of 2024 Rule Regarding Procedures for Chemical Risk Evaluation by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Carla N. Hutton Upcoming Events Jun 3 2025 FDA Update: Commissioner Makary at Month Three Jun 3 2025 Labor and Employment Law Mid-Year Update Webinar Jun 4 2025 Government Involvement in the Mortgage Market and Ginnie Mae Jun 6 2025 Healthcare Insights: Navigating Change Under the New Administration Print