Keri L. Morris-Johnston

Keri's practice is devoted to Delaware workers' compensation and employment law defense (including discrimination and whistleblower protection), in addition to federal employment law defense. Throughout her legal career, she has represented clients including automobile assembly plants, nursing homes, hospitals, security companies and retailers in matters pertaining to workers' compensation and employment law. She is also experienced in handling matters for non-profits and fast food franchises, and advising clients in relation to owner controlled insurance policies. Keri is especially adept at assisting and educating small employers on issues pertaining to workers' compensation.

While attending Widener University School of Law, Keri worked for the Delaware Department of Labor, where she handled a wide variety of employment, labor and civil rights issues. Keri investigated allegations of employment discrimination and wage and hour violations, including alleged prevailing wage violations and child labor violations.

Keri is a graduate of the University of Delaware, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice. She remains involved with her alma mater, serving as an advisor for the Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority.

Year joined

2005

Thought Leadership

Marshall Dennehey Announces New Shareholders, Special Counsel

January 2, 2014
Marshall Dennehey announced today that 16 attorneys, nearly half of them women, were elected shareholders of the firm at the annual shareholders' meeting held December 9 in Philadelphia.

Legal Updates for Employment Law

Wilmington
Employment Law
May 11, 2016
New EEOC Procedures for the Release of Position StatementsBy Keri Morris-Johnston The material in this law alert has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin.

Workers’ Compensation Benefits and Unemployment Compensation Benefits ... Are Injured Workers Entitled to Both?

Wilmington
Workers Compensation
September 1, 2014
By Keri L. Morris-Johnston, Esq.*Key Points: Defense Digest, Vol. 20, No. 3, September 2014

Delaware Whistleblowers Act Applies to Constructively Discharged Employees?

Wilmington
Employment Law
December 1, 2012
Key Points: Defense Digest, Vol. 18, No. 4, December 2012

Utilization appeals in 45 days ... not anymore.

Workers Compensation
April 1, 2012
In 2011, The Delaware Department of Labor had promulgated regulations that provided for only a 45-day appeal period from any Utilization Review decision, which could be appealed by either party to the Industrial Case Law Alert - 2nd Qtr 2012

Vol. 16, No. 2, February 2012

Philadelphia - Headquarters
King of Prussia
Erie
Roseland
Wilmington
Workers Compensation
February 1, 2012

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Classes/Seminars Taught

Pot For Pain, Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 25, 2018

Ingredients for Successfully Defending Claims for Work Injuries at Home, Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 19, 2017

Defense Counsel Wish List, Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 27, 2016

Put Me In Coach: Top 10 Opportunities in Claims and Litigation Management, Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 22, 2015

Employment Law Update and Workers' Compensation Basics, Delaware State Dental Society, Dover, Delaware, March 19, 2015

Case Law Update, Delaware State Bar Association Workers' Compensation Seminar, January 21, 2015

Navigating The Bermuda Triangle: The Intersection of Workers' Compensation, FMLA and ADA, Roadmap to Success - Understanding Workers' Compensation, Marshall Dennehey seminar, October 24, 2013

Prevailing Wage Law in Delaware , April 2005