practice areas

Labor & Employment Complex Employment Litigation Employment Counseling & Litigation Financial Services Securities Industry Workforce Change Individual Employee Litigation and Arbitration

bar admissions

New Jersey New York

court admissions

U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second and Third Circuits U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Western, Northern, and Southern Districts of New York

Rene M. Johnson

Email: rjohnson@morganlewis.com

Princeton
502 Carnegie Center
Princeton, NJ 08540-6289
Phone: 609.919.6607
Fax: 609.919.6701

practice accolades

Labor & Employment

The American Lawyer Magazine's Litigation Department of the Year – Labor and Employment Law Finalist 2004, Winner 2006, Finalist 2008, Finalist 2010, and Finalist 2012

Listed in the highest tier for National Labor and Employment Practice in Chambers USA 2011

Ranked in the top tier by The Legal 500 for Labor and Employment Litigation, ERISA Litigation, Labor-Management Relations, and Workplace and Employment Counseling (2011)

Ranked, National Tier 1: Employment Law – Management, U.S. News and Best Lawyers (2010)

Named one of Law360's Employment Groups of the Year (2010)

Ranked #1 for "Most Prestigious" Labor and Employment Practice, Vault 2012 Associate Survey

education

University of Michigan Law School, 1993, J.D.

Cornell University, 1990, B.A.

Publications

Date	Title	Publication
11/14/1111/14/11	New Jersey Department of Labor Issues a New Mandatory Notice Regarding Recordkeeping Requirements View LawFlash Download or Listen to Podcast Listen Now	Labor and Employment LawFlash
10/01/0810/01/08	Top Ten Questions Regarding Political Dialogue in the Workplace, Association of Corporate Counsel (read the article)	Article
03/17/0803/17/08	Navigating Workforce Reductions in Uncertain Times: The Importance of the Meacham Case and New Jersey WARN Act, New Jersey Law Journal View Article	Article
10/23/06October 2006	Religious Expression in the Workplace, New Jersey Law Journal View Article	Article
10/07/0410/07/04	Complex Issues Facing Today's HR Professionals: Developments Under the FMLA and ADA	Speech
09/22/0409/22/04	New Jersey’s Conscientious Employee Protection Act Is Amended To Include A New Notice Obligation On Employers View Printable Version	Labor and Employment LawFlash
07/15/0407/15/04	NJ's Domestic Partnership Act Expands Rights of Same-Sex Couples View LawFlash	Labor and Employment LawFlash
05/24/0405/24/04	Managing Leaves of Absence and Absenteeism in New Jersey	Article
03/29/0403/29/04	Sarbanes-Oxley's Civil Whistleblower Protections: An Update on Administrative and Judicial Decisions Under the Act, Employment Law	Article
01/10/0401/10/04	New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education's "Disability Discrimination" Seminar	Speech
08/25/0308/25/03	Non-Discrimination Clause In Labor Agreement Together With Parties’ Conduct Held To Authorize Arbitrator To Interpret And Apply FMLA View Article	Article
07/03/0307/03/03	Supreme Court Vacates Class-Wide Awards Because Issue of Whether the Agreement Authorizes Arbitration of Class Claims Is for the Arbitrator View Article	Article
05/06/0305/06/03	Strategic Planning to Avoid Employment Litigation, Morgan Lewis Breakfast Series, "Alternative Dispute Resolution: Is it right for your company?"	Speech
05/01/03May 2003	Contractual Jury Trial Waivers in Federal Employment Litigation View Article	Article
05/01/03May 2003	Is Mandatory Arbitration of Employment Disputes the Right Approach for Your Company? View Article	Article
11/13/0211/13/02	The Changing Workplace, presented at the 2000 Honeywell Global Law Conference	Speech
08/07/0208/07/02	Are There Any Limits on Punitive Damages Awards in Private Arbitration?	Article
07/03/0207/03/02	Employment Arbitration Agreements and Existing Employees, New York Law Journal	Article
05/05/0205/05/02	Proceed With Caution - Investigating Workplace Harassment/Discrimination Complaints	Speech
09/25/0009/25/00	ADA/FMLA Workshop, presented at the 2000 Honeywell Global Law Conference	Speech
12/01/99December 1999	The Second Circuit's New More Intrusive Standard of Review of Arbitration Awards: The True Impact of Halligan v. Piper Jaffray, Inc., Broker-Dealer Dispute Report	Article
11/01/98November 1998	The Second Circuit Redefines the Standard of Review of Arbitration Awards, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel	Article