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Awards & Recognitions
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Barbara L. Johnson
Barbara L. Johnson is an accomplished employment lawyer and workplace consultant with a passion for creating safe, productive, and thriving workplace cultures--where all members feel valued, respected, and empowered to accomplish their business and career goals.
As a passionate speaker and storyteller, she draws on her years of substantial and multifaceted experience to go beyond the courtroom and educate employers and other employment lawyers on a wide array of employment-related topics.
Workplace Investigations
Barbara has conducted hundreds of workplace investigations for private companies of all sizes, nonprofits, and educational institutions. She investigates complaints alleging discrimination based on race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, and disability as well as allegations of harassment, retaliation, workplace bullying, and other misconduct. Barbara is committed to conducting fair, impartial, timely, and thorough investigations. She is an Association of Workplace Investigations Certificate holder.
Employment Law Advice
Informed legal advice for adverse situations, including but not limited to:
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Discrimination
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Retaliation
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Harassment
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Bullying and Whistleblower Claims
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Defending Administrative Charges Filed with State and Federal Agencies
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Wage and Hour Issues
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Pay Equity Audits
Employment Litigation & Trials
Barbara has extensive experience litigating the full array of employment matters, including civil rights discrimination claims and wage and hour claims in federal and state court, arbitrations, including FINRA arbitrations, class and collective actions, whistleblower claims and breach of contract claims. Barbara has successfully tried lawsuits in state and federal court, and is responsible for the successful resolution of many other cases through summary judgment or mediation. In addition, Barbara has briefed and argued a number of cases before state and federal Courts of Appeals.
Arbitration & Mediation
Barbara is a member of the American Arbitration Association’s panel of arbitrators for employment law matters. She is a mediator and has conducted dozens of mediations over the past five years as part of the WISE mediation program for federal sector employees who have matters pending before administrative law judges at the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission.
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