Emily Prescott
Firm Principal Emily Prescott practices labor and employment law on behalf of California public sector employers
and has over twenty-five years of experience in labor and employment law and public sector labor relations,
including as a labor lawyer serving public agencies throughout Northern California, prior service as the Employee Relations Manager for the City & County of San Francisco, and as a labor arbitrator certified on the California State Mediation and Conciliation Service arbitrator panel.
Contact Info:
415.971.0458
Prior Experience
Employee Relations Manager
City & County of San Francisco. Assisted in development, planning, and direction of the City’s positions and policies for collective bargaining with twenty-five simultaneous tables; served as chief negotiator at one of the lead tables; served as panel member for interest arbitrations. Developed and presented trainings; managed team of employee relations representatives; coordinated team of outside negotiators.
Renne Sloan Holtzman Sakai LLP
As Senior Labor Counsel, advised public sector employers, including elected officials, in all facets of labor and employment law. Served as chief negotiator and successfully negotiated numerous collective bargaining agreements. Frequent trainer, speaker and author on labor relations topics. Conducted workplace investigations, including allegations against peace officers and firefighters.
Labor Arbitrator
Maintained private practice as a neutral labor arbitrator, hearing officer, and panel member of the California State Mediation and Conciliation Service.
Labor Relations Representative
Chief negotiator and labor relations representative for City & County of San Francisco. Organized and facilitated a pre-bargaining management retreat to prepare for negotiations with the City’s fifty labor unions.
Litigation Associate
Active in all aspects of civil litigation for boutique San Francisco firm. Practice areas included employment discrimination and commercial contract disputes. Co-presenter of Family & Medical Leave Act seminars.
Attorney, City of Oakland
Co-counsel on two jury trials. Represented the City in law and motion matters, Pitchess motions, and depositions. Prepared motions for summary judgment.
EDUCATION
MEMBERSHIPS
MEMBERSHIPS
Ms. Prescott earned her J.D. from the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (1993) and her B.A. from Duke University (1986).
MEMBERSHIPS
MEMBERSHIPS
MEMBERSHIPS
Labor and Employment Law Section Executive Committee, State Bar of California
· Member, Executive Committee (2006-2009)
· Advisor, Executive Committee (2009-2011)
Co-Editor-in-Chief (2007-2009), California Labor & Employment Law Review
Editorial Board Member (2009-2019)
PRO BONO
MEMBERSHIPS
PRO BONO
Pro Bono Arbitrator for the Homeless Shelter Arbitration Project in San Francisco, CA. Conduct arbitrations for disputes between shelter residents and San Francisco shelters, when shelter residents have been denied services for alleged violations of shelter rules.
PUBLICATIONS
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
- Co-author of chapter on wage-and-hour law in the public sector for California Public Sector Employment Law treatise (LexisNexis, 2011).
- Mandatory Fact-Finding Under the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, California Labor & Employment Law Review, Vol. 26, No. 1 (January 2012)
- Authored amicus brief relied upon in Johnson v. Arvin-Edison Water Storage District (2009) 174 Cal. App. 4th 729 for the proposition that the “catch-all” IWC Wage Order No. 17 does not apply to public sector employment
- When Firmly Held Religious Beliefs Conflict With the Right to Wedded Bliss (co-author with Allyson Hauck and Dana Barton), California Public Employee Relations Journal, Issue 191 (August 2008)
- How Those Jerks at Work Create Liability Problems for Employers (co-author with Genevieve Ng), California Labor & Employment Law Review, Vol. 22, No. 3 (May 2008)
- Claremont Police Officers Association v. City of Claremont: The California Supreme Court Reaffirms the Existence of Management Rights (co-author with Charles Sakai), California Labor & Employment Law Review, Vol. 21, No. 2 (March 2007)
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
- How to Prepare for Grievance Arbitration
- Lessons from the First Year of Fact-finding Under the MMBA
- Fact-Based Bargaining in a Concession Bargaining Environment
- Accommodating Religion in the Workplace
- The Labor Code and Public Sector Employment: “That Doesn’t Apply to Us, Does it?”
- State Wage and Hour Law in the Public Sector
- Jerks at Work: Practical Tips for Dealing With Workplace Bullies
- Labor Relations Training
- How to Resolve Workplace Grievances