Kimberley Johnson

Admitted to practice: California and Oregon

Speeches & Presentations

• "Labor & Employment in the US: New Administration, New Priorities," Crowell & Moring Webinar (April 22, 2021). Presenters: Glenn D. Grant, Christine B. Hawes, Suzanne E. Rode, and Kimberley Johnson.
• "Third Thursday--C&M’s November Labor & Employment Update: All Pay Equity, All the Time – OFCCP Settlements, State Law Developments, Transparency, and Best Practices," Crowell & Moring Webinar (November 21, 2019). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer, and Kimberley Johnson.

Publications

• "Ninth Circuit Reminds Plaintiffs That Trade Secret Misappropriation Damages Without Adequate Proof of Causation Are Not Enough," Crowell & Moring’s Trade Secrets Trends (November 9, 2021). Authors: Thomas P. Gies, Kimberley Johnson and Christine B. Hawes.
• "Ninth Circuit Opens the Door to Modifying a Trade Secret Identification After Discovery," Crowell & Moring’s Trade Secrets Trends (November 2, 2020). Authors: Kimberley Johnson, Raija Horstman and Valerie M. Goo.
• "First Circuit Reverses Misappropriation Verdict, Citing Lack of Specificity," Crowell & Moring’s Trade Secrets Trends (August 17, 2020). Authors: Kimberley Johnson and Christine B. Hawes.
• "Eleventh Circuit Solidifies Protection of Trade Secrets Threatened By “High-Tech Corporate Espionage” Under Florida’s Trade Secret Law," Crowell & Moring’s Trade Secrets Trends (May 29, 2020). Authors: Kimberley Johnson and Molly A. Jones.
• "Billion Dollar Trade Secret Misappropriation Lawsuit Against Uber to Move Forward," Crowell & Moring's Trade Secrets Trends (March 13, 2020). Authors: Christine B. Hawes and Kimberley Johnson.
• "S.D.N.Y. Holds the 2016 DNC WikiLeaks Dump Did Not Violate The Defend Trade Secrets Act," Crowell & Moring's Trade Secrets Trends (August 22, 2019). Authors: Kimberley Johnson and Astor Heaven.
• "Restrictive Covenants in the Fifth Circuit," Crowell & Moring's Trade Secrets Trends (May 31, 2019). Authors: Kimberley Johnson and Raija Horstman.
• "FLSA ‘Regular Rate’ – DOL Provides Retailers with First Proposed Rules in Over 50 Years," Crowell & Moring's Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer (April 8, 2019). Authors: Thomas P. Gies and Kimberley Johnson.
• "California’s Restrictive Covenant Statute an Outlier in the Ninth Circuit?" Crowell & Moring's Trade Secrets Trends (March 15, 2019). Authors: Kimberley Johnson and Julia Milewski.

Client Alerts & Newsletters

• "Pre-dispute Agreements to Arbitrate Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault Claims Will Be Voidable Pursuant to Federal Legislation," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 2, 2022). Contacts: Ellen Moran Dwyer, Thomas P. Gies, Sadina Montani, Rebecca L. Springer, Eric Su, Kimberley Johnson
• "California Implements Greater Restrictions on Employee Settlement, Separation and Other Employment Agreements," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (October 21, 2021). Contacts: Ira M. Saxe, Trina Fairley Barlow, Rebecca L. Springer, Eric Su, Suzanne E. Rode, Kimberley Johnson
• "President Biden Announces Six-Pronged Plan to Combat COVID-19, With Implications for Both the Private and Public Sector," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (September 10, 2021). Contacts: Peter Eyre, Thomas P. Gies, Eric Su, Daniel W. Wolff, Michelle D. Coleman, Katie Erno, Christine B. Hawes, Kimberley Johnson
• "New California Law Requires Re-Hiring of Laid-off Hospitality and Business Services Workers for Open Positions Through 2024," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 28, 2021). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade, Ira M. Saxe, Eric Su, Suzanne E. Rode, Kimberley Johnson
• "California Enacts Supplemental COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave, Which Includes Vaccination-Related Absences," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 23, 2021). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Ira M. Saxe, Suzanne E. Rode, Kimberley Johnson
• "The U.S. Department of Labor's Independent Contractor Rule Postponed as the New Administration Reconsiders," Administrative Law Alert (March 9, 2021). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Eric Su, Ira M. Saxe, Andrew W. Bagley, Kimberley Johnson
• "Are Essential Employees Required to Wear Masks/Face Coverings in the Workplace?," (April 7, 2020). Contacts: Ellen Moran Dwyer, Kris D. Meade, Ira M. Saxe, Eric Su, Kimberley Johnson
• "Uber and Postmates Fail to Stop Enforcement of AB 5, New California Contractor Law," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (February 11, 2020). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Andrew W. Bagley, Suzanne E. Rode, Kimberley Johnson
• "The Month in Wage & Hour – December 2019," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (December 19, 2019). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Ira M. Saxe, Andrew W. Bagley, Kimberley Johnson, Jillian Ambrose
• "The Month in Wage & Hour – November 2019," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (November 22, 2019). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Eric Su, Ira M. Saxe, Andrew W. Bagley, Jillian Ambrose, Kimberley Johnson
• "Connecticut Enacts a Paid Family Leave Law With the Highest Wage-Replacement Rate in the Nation," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (July 9, 2019). Contacts: Eric Su, Ira M. Saxe, Trina Fairley Barlow, Paul Mourning, Kimberley Johnson
• "DOL Proposes Rules to Clarify FLSA 'Regular Rate'," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 4, 2019). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kimberley Johnson
• "Running with Scissors – and Association Health Plans," Health Care Alert (July 13, 2018). Contacts: Kimberley Johnson, Alice Hall-Partyka

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