Kimberley Johnson

Counsel | She/Her/Hers

Overview

Kimberley Johnson is a counsel in Crowell & Moring’s Labor and Employment Group. Kim’s practice focuses on litigation of employment claims brought on an individual and class action basis, as well as conducting internal investigations and counseling clients on a variety of employment issues. She has counseled and defended clients in matters arising under Title VII, the California Labor Code, the False Claims Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, common law wrongful termination, and other federal and state laws.

Career & Education

    • Rutgers University, B.A., summa cum laude, 2012
    • University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, J.D., 2017
    • Rutgers University, B.A., summa cum laude, 2012
    • University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, J.D., 2017
    • California
    • Oregon
    • California
    • Oregon

Kimberley's Insights

Client Alert | 2 min read | 04.29.25

President Trump Issues Executive Order Deprioritizing Disparate Impact Theory of Discrimination

On April 23, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order, Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy, declaring it the policy of the United States “to eliminate the use of disparate-impact liability in all contexts to the maximum degree possible to avoid violating the constitution, Federal civil rights laws, and basic American ideals.” The order reasons that “disparate impact liability all but requires individuals and businesses to consider race and engage in racial balancing to avoid potentially crippling legal liability.”...

Kimberley's Insights

Client Alert | 2 min read | 04.29.25

President Trump Issues Executive Order Deprioritizing Disparate Impact Theory of Discrimination

On April 23, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order, Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy, declaring it the policy of the United States “to eliminate the use of disparate-impact liability in all contexts to the maximum degree possible to avoid violating the constitution, Federal civil rights laws, and basic American ideals.” The order reasons that “disparate impact liability all but requires individuals and businesses to consider race and engage in racial balancing to avoid potentially crippling legal liability.”...