People

Nikki Hall

Partner

t: 415.678.3813
f: 415.678.3838
nhall@publiclawgroup.com

Experience

Ms. Hall has more than 15 years’ experience in employment law and represents public sector employers and non-profit organizations in state and federal courts, arbitration, mediation, and before administrative agencies. She also regularly acts as an outside investigator into allegations of workplace misconduct. In addition to her many years of experience representing employers, Ms. Hall spent the first eight years of her career representing employees in litigation matters. She brings the knowledge she gained as a plaintiff’s lawyer to the advice and representation she provides to her public sector and non-profit clients.

Ms. Hall’s practice focuses on the following:

• Advising employers regarding their obligations under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), Title VII, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), California Family Rights Act (CFRA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). Ms. Hall has particular expertise in guiding employers through the often complicated process of determining reasonable and effective workplace accommodations for employees with disabilities.

• Conducing workplace investigations. Ms. Hall has conducted more than 40 investigations, many involving highly sensitive matters and high-ranking officials. She is co-author of Conducting Effective Personnel Investigations: A Manual for Public Sector Managers, Public Law Group Press (3rd ed.)  Ms. Hall is also the leader of the San Francisco Chapter of the Association of Workplace Investigators (AWI)

• Representing employers in litigation, arbitration, mediation and related appellate matters.

• Advising public entities regarding compliance with Title II of the ADA to ensure accessibility of public facilities, programs, and services for persons with disabilities.

• Training on workplace investigations, the FMLA, CFRA, FEHA, ADA and prevention of harassment and retaliation.

Selected Presentations

Conducting Effective Workplace Investigations, presented at state and national conferences (2010 – Present)

Accommodating Religion in the Workplace, CALPELRA Annual Conference (November 2009)

At the Crossroads – The Interplay of the ADA, FMLA and Workers’ Compensation, presented at conferences statewide (Spring 2009)

Update on Amendments to the ADA and FMLA, County Counsel Labor and Employment Section Conference (March 2009)

Emerging Issues in Workplace Accommodation, CALPELRA Annual Conference (November 2008)

12 Angry Jurors – Lessons Learned From The Year’s Big Employment Verdicts, CALPELRA Annual Conference (November 2007)

Selected Publications

Conducting Effective Personnel Investigations: A Manual for Public Sector Managers, Public Law Group Press (3rd Ed.)

Celebrating 50 Years of Fair Employment Laws in California, California Labor and Employment Law Review (September 2009)

Addressing ADA Accessibility Issues In The Public Sector, Western City Magazine (January 2009)

Avoiding a Workplace Rashomon, Wall Street Journal (October 2005)

Memberships

Labor and Employment Law Section, State Bar of California

Association of Workplace Investigators (AWI), leader of San Francisco Chapter