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Allyson Hauck

Allyson Hauck is a partner with Renne Sloan Holtzman Sakai LLP.
Allyson joined the firm in 2007 to represent public and non-profit
entities in labor and employment matters. She practices in the
areas of Labor Relations and Labor Law, focusing on collective
bargaining issues, contract negotiations, unfair labor practice
charges and fact-finding hearings. She has significant experience
handling complex labor negotiations addressing municipalities in
fiscal distress and has achieved significant structural changes to
address these fiscal challenges.

Allyson also focuses her practice on personnel matters, providing
advice and counsel regarding employer’s obligations under the Fair
Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), Title VII, Family Medical Leave
Act, the California Family Rights Act (CFRA), the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA), as well as the numerous California leave laws.

In addition to her labor and employment practice, Allyson is trained
to conduct Title IX investigations involving sexual violence and
harassment allegations on college campuses. She has previously
provided representation to Universities during the hearing process
on these matters. Related to this representation, Ms. Hauck
completed the Northeastern University Domestic Violence Clinic
during law school, receiving training in trauma-focused
representation and assisting victims of domestic violence in
restraining order and harassment order cases, as well as providing
legal guidance to victims of sexual assault and domestic violence at
the Boston Medical Center emergency room. Following law school,
Ms. Hauck provided volunteer and pro-bono assistance to victims of
sexual assault at the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center and the Victim
Rights Law Center.

Allyson also provides trainings to clients on a variety of matters
including AB 1825 Harassment and Abusive Conduct Prevention,
Pregnancy-related Disability Leave and Accommodation, and
Negotiations 101 for Public Entities and Non-Profits.

Allyson began her legal career working at a litigation firm in Boston,
Massachusetts on public interest issues that included lead paint,
pharmaceutical and toxic exposure litigation. She also has a
background in policy and government, working on alcohol,
tobacco and drug policy for a national public health research
organization, and working on staff for United States Senator Dianne
Feinstein and then California State Senator Jackie Speier. During law
school, Allyson worked as a clerk for the 9th Circuit Court

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