Beth Hall is co-leader of the Labor, Employment, Benefits & Immigration Practice Group and advises businesses in all aspects of labor, employment and fair housing law.
Beth regularly represents employers and businesses in discrimination and harassment claims, wage and hour issues and family medical leave matters. She advises local and national employers on avoidance and investigation of claims of harassment, discrimination and retaliation, Family Medical Leave and Americans with Disabilities Act issues, Fair Labor Standards Act and other wage payment claims, noncompetition and severance agreements and issues related to the hiring and firing of employees.
Beth counsels clients on how best to comply with employment laws relating to personnel practices and policies, wage and hour issues, employee handbooks, leave administration and implementation of leave policies. She drafts policies and employment agreements, performs training, conducts internal investigations, audits compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act and assists with the classification of employees as exempt or non-exempt.
She also assists clients with the Fair Housing Act, Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act and various state and local public accommodation requirements. She has successfully defended owners and operators of public accommodations in lawsuits and government investigations involving fair housing violations and disability discrimination claims, including a large multifamily housing provider accused of lacking wheelchair accessibility and failing to provide reasonable accommodation. She also has handled numerous complaints alleging failure to accommodate emotional support animals.
Beth has appeared in both federal and state courts and in front of numerous government agencies, including the U.S. Department of Labor, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and National Labor Relations Board, as well as various state and local agencies. She also has significant experience representing employers in arbitrations.
Beth was a Division I two-sport scholar-athlete at the University of Notre Dame, where she played on the Women’s Varsity Lacrosse and Soccer teams and was awarded the Knute Rockne Scholar-Athlete Award for exceptional academic performance in 2009.