Recognition & Accomplishments
The Minnesota 500: The Most Powerful Business Leaders in Minnesota, 2020
The Best Lawyers in America, employment law - management, labor and employment litigation, 2018-2021; employment law - individuals, 2021
Minnesota Super Lawyers, 2011-2018
Minnesota Super Lawyers - Women's Edition, 2019
Publications
Co-author, "DOL, DHS Issue New Rules for H-1B Process and Prevailing Wage Computation," Ballard Spahr alert, October 9, 2020
Co-author, "UPDATED: The 1-2-3s of Counting Employees in Private Equity Firms Under Federal COVID-19 Legislation," Ballard Spahr alert, April 30, 2020
Co-author, "Minnesota Gov. Walz Again Expands Unemployment Benefits to Unemployed Workers," Ballard Spahr alert, April 9, 2020
Co-author, "Minnesota Employers Take Heed – New Wage Statute Takes Effect Today," Ballard Spahr alert, July 1, 2019
Co-author, "EEOC Sets September 30 Deadline for 2018 EEO-1 Pay Data Submission," Ballard Spahr alert, April 5, 2019
Speaking Engagements
Presenter, "On to 2021: What Lies Ahead?" ACC Minnesota Lunch and Learn, December 16, 2020
Presenter, "Eliminating Implicit Bias from Investigations and Disciplinary Decision-Making," Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, September 16, 2020
Speaker, "Contingent Workers and COVID-19: A Crossroads," Ballard Spahr webinar, May 6, 2020
"HR considerations in connection with COVID-19, legal requirements, options," Exit Planning Institute, webinar, March 27, 2020
"Workplace Equity State & Federal Trends," webinar, February 11, 2020
2020 EPLI Conference, New York, January 29-30, 2020
"Eliminating Implicit Bias from Investigations, Decision-Making," October 2019
"Prevention Is Key - Staying out of Legal Trouble - Key Strategies to Avoid General and Employment-Related Litigation Claims, as well as Corporate and Transactional Tips to Keep Your Company Ahead of the Curve," 2019 South Dakota Manufacturers' Day Summit, September 2019
"Minnesota's New Wage Statute - Employers Take Heed," Ballard Spahr webinar, August 8, 2019
"A Lifecycle of Faculty FMLA, ADA, and Workers' Compensation Claims," NACUA CLE Workshop, April 2019
"Employment Law and Legislation Update,"SEMHRA event, January 10, 2019
"Moving Beyond #MeToo: Harassment, Discrimination and Pay Equity in the Manufacturing Workplace," The Evolving Manufacturing Industry: Legal Developments, Challenges, and Opportunities, Ballard Spahr webinar, October 2018
"Employment Law Year in Review" and "How #MeToo and Pay Equity News is Changing the Legal Landscape for Employers," Minneapolis Fall Employment Law Seminar, Ballard Spahr event, October 2018
"Labor and Employment Law Year in Review," Ballard Spahr CLE, February 2018
"2017 Labor and Employment Law Updates," Southwest Metro HR Association, November 2017
2017 Employment Law Seminar: "A Time of Change," Complimentary Seminar, October, 2017
"ADA Website Compliance and Whistleblower Issues," Lindquist & Vennum Card Issuer Workshop, September, 2017
"Keeping Up With Employment Legislation," Southwest Metro HR Association, March, 2016
"Medical Marijuana in the MN Workplace," Southwest Metro HR Association, March, 2015
"Keeping Up With Employment Legislation," Southwest Metro HR Association, May, 2014
"Essentials of Job Analysis and Job Descriptions," Southwest Metro HR Association, April, 2013
"Social Media and the Law: Where Generations Meet," April, 2013
"Emerging Legal Issues Related to Employee Internet and Social Media Use," Southwest Metro HR Association, April, 2012
"Cyber Law 101: Get Your Head out of the Cloud(s)," Southwest Metro Human Resources Association, April, 2012
"CHARGE BACK! Strategies for Effectively Responding to a Charge of Discrimination," May, 2011
"Temps and Contractors: Reducing Legal Risks and Avoiding "Co-Employment" Relationships," Southwest Metro HR Association, January, 2011
"Get Smart: Gaining Control Over the Actions of Departing Employees," Southwest Metro HR Association, January, 2010