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Kimberley E. Lunetta

Of Counsel

Kimberley E. Lunetta has spent her entire legal career advising employers on labor and employment matters and representing employers before US federal and state trial courts, appellate courts, and administrative agencies. Kimberley counsels clients on labor and employment issues including accommodating employee disabilities and medical leave, harassment claims, employee disciplinary issues, termination decisions, and reductions in force. She also advises clients on complying with USERRA, FCRA, and state and local credit and background check laws. Kimberley also assists clients in negotiating employment, noncompetition, and separation agreements.

Extended Profile

Kimberley works closely with clients to address their workplace and employment concerns. When necessary, she conducts internal investigations into harassment and discrimination claims, and provides sexual harassment, antidiscrimination, internal investigation, reasonable accommodation, and other training for management and human resources personnel.

Before joining Morgan Lewis in 2006, Kimberley was an associate concentrating on labor and employment law at a large national firm in New Jersey. Prior to her legal career, she worked as a financial adviser, planning for the financial needs of stock option holders, retirees, business owners, and entrepreneurs. 

Education

  • George Mason University, 1991, B.A.
  • Rutgers University School of Law, Camden, 2005, J.D., With Honors

Admissions

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

Awards and Affiliations

Member, Practice Group of the Year, Labor & Employment, Law360 (2017)

Associate, Sidney Reitman Employment Law American Inn of Court

Member, American Bar Association

Member, New Jersey State Bar Association

Listed, "Rising Star," New Jersey Super Lawyer (2008–2013)

Listed, “Rising Star,” New York Metro Super Lawyer (2014–2015)

Publications

7/18/2018 - New York City Fair Workweek Law Amended

2/6/2018 - New York City Expands Reasonable Accommodation Response Requirements

10/30/2015 - New York State Adds Protected Classifications and Remedies for Workplace Discrimination

9/9/2015 - NYC Commission on Human Rights Releases Interpretive Enforcement Guide for the SCDEA

4/22/2015 - New York City Council Passes Bill Amending Human Rights Law

11/10/2014 - Paid Sick Leave Laws Enacted in U.S. State and Local Elections

Events

2/25/2016 - Avoiding Discrimination Based on Gender Identity and Transgender Status

12/15/2015 - New Protected Classifications and Remedies for Workplace Discrimination in New York State

8/22/2014 - Lavender Law Conference and Career Fair