Practice areas: Employment & Labor, Civil Rights, Employment Litigation
Licensed in California since: 1994
Education: New York University School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2025 - 2026 
Virtual Appointments HR Law Consultants
1310 Fillmore StSuite 901
San Francisco, CA 94115 Phone: 415-796-2785 Email: Jane Kow Visit website
Jane Kow is a seasoned employment lawyer, HR consultant, workplace trainer and investigator. She provides companies of all sizes and industries with locations in CA with strategic and practical advice on their employment practices and policies. She advises companies on all phases of the employment relationship from hiring, pay and classification practices, disciplinary issues, promotions, demotions, layoffs and termination. She conducts independent investigations into employee whistleblower, workplace violence, harassment, discrimination and retaliation complaints on behalf of employers in the private sector as well as public entities. She also provides interactive DEI and compliance based training for companies on sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation prevention, medical leaves and reasonable accommodations for employees with medical conditions, conducting internal workplace investigations, and effective documentation practices on employee performance and misconduct issues. She has been a special guest on various radio programs providing commentary on various hot button employment law topics and has testified before the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on employer best practices on preventing workplace harassment and conducting effective workplace investigations. She has served on various advisory panels, diversity task forces, and committees of the State Bar of CA and the American Bar Association. Notably, in recognition of her contributions to the legal profession, Jane Kow was elected a Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation for outstanding dedication to the welfare of the community, the traditions of the profession, and the advancement of the objectives of the American Bar Association.
First Admitted: 1994, California
Professional Webpage: https://www.hrlawconsultants.com/jane-kow.html
Bar / Professional Activity
- Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation in recognition of outstanding dedication to the welfare of the community, the traditions of the profession, and the maintenance and advancement of the objectives of the American Bar Association., 2025
- State Bar of CA: Appointed by the Board of Governors, later elected as Vice Chair and Chair of the Ethnic Minority Relations Committee of the State Bar of CA; Appointed Liaison to the Access and Fairness Advisory Committee of the Judicial Council of CA; Member of the Diversity Pipeline Taskforce Committee comprised of judges, educators, bar association leaders, law firm partners, government law departments and general counsel of Fortune 500 companies) whose work culminated in a comprehensive report on bias in the legal profession published by the State Bar of CA. , 2006
- Bar Association of San Francisco - Member of the Diversity Task Force; provided substantive review and recommendations incorporated in the bar association's Report on the Goals and Timetables on Minority Hiring and Advancement , 2005
Videos
- I was invited to provide testimony to the Commissioners at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on workplace harassment. My testimony begins at 1:21:56 of the video of the panel discussion., Workplace Harassment - January 14, 2015 Meeting of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, All, 2015
Pro bono / Community Service
- Pro Bono legal counsel to Kimochi, Inc.(which provides housing, nutrition programs, and social services for seniors in San Francisco), and various other non-profit and community based organizations., 2024
Honors
- In recognition of outstanding dedication to the welfare of the community, the traditions of the profession, and the maintenance and advancement of the objectives of the American Bar Association., Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, American Bar Foundation, 2025
Educational Background
- Cornell University, Bachelor of Science, Human Development and Family Studies Honors and Awards: Dean's List Federal of Cornell Clubs Scholarship for Women Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society Psi Chi National Psychology Honor Society Cornell University Office of Minority Educational Affairs Awards for Exceptional Leadership, Scholarly Example, and Outstanding Service and Commitment, 1981-1984
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Please see pages 5-13 of my resume/cv for list of public speaking engagements and customized training programs on a variety of HR and management topics custom designed for clients in broad range of industries., I am a frequently sought out speaker/trainer on a variety of topics for conferences and corporations. Please see pages 5-13 of the linked resume/cv, Please see linked resume/cv (also posted on www.HRLawConsultants.com))., www.HRLawConsultants.com, All., 2025
- I will be the featured speaker at the October 2025 National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) on Human Resource Management in State Legislatures on "Best Practices for Preventing Disability Discrimination and Providing Reasonable Accommodations for Employees with Disabilities" to teach HR professionals how to engage in a legally compliant “interactive dialogue” with employees to determine reasonable workplace accommodations without violating employees' rights to medical privacy. This includes caselaw examples that will help attendees navigate employees' non-visible and mental disabilities that result in performance, attendance, and misconduct issues and when these situations warrant reasonable accommodations or disciplinary action., Speaker, National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) on Human Resource Management in State Legislatures, State Legislatures, And Legislative Staff In All 50 States, Commonwealths, Territories And The District Of Columbia., 2025
- I was invited to provide testimony before the Commissioners of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on the Prevention of Workplace Harassment Through Education, Training and Outreach in 2015. , Invited to provide testimony before the Commissioners at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) as part of a panel of workplace experts, Prevention of Workplace Harassment Through Education, Training and Outreach, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, All., 2015
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Office location for Jane Kow
1310 Fillmore St
Suite 901
San Francisco, CA 94115
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2025 - 2026