Elizabeth Hall
USA Guide 2023
Band 5 : Labor & Employment
Band 5
About
Provided by Elizabeth Hall
Practice Areas
A significant portion of Ms. Hall’s daily practice involves providing practical advice and training to employers and executives regarding a variety of labor and employment issues, including managing the remote working environment; employee and applicant use of medical and recreational marijuana; risk management; effective employee discipline and discharge; workplace investigations; accommodating disabilities and pregnancy; workplace violence; managing leaves of absence and complying with FMLA and state leave requirements; workforce reductions; drafting and reviewing employment, recruitment and staffing agreements; policy and handbook development; and wage and hour compliance. Ms. Hall also has extensive experience drafting and negotiating severance, settlement and conciliation agreements on behalf of her clients.
Ms. Hall also frequently acts as an independent investigator for her clients, and she has significant experience investigating allegations of discrimination, harassment and retaliation, as well as claims made by purported whistleblowers.
Ms. Hall routinely conducts employment-related due diligence for clients, advising both buyers on their acquisition-related risks and sellers on issues which they can address prior to or which may raise issues during the sale process.
Professional Memberships
Member, Human Resources Management Association of Chicago
Board Member, Share Our Spare
Co-Chair, Share our Spare’s 2018 Changemakers Gala
Member, The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation