Professional Activities
Maya is a member of minority bar associations, including MABL, MNAPABA, MHBA, MNIABA, MNLBA, and NASBA
Minnesota Commission on Judicial Selection for the Second Judicial District
Recognitions & Accomplishments
North Star Lawyer, Minnesota State Bar Association, 2016
Publications
Co-author, "EEOC Issues Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccine," Ballard Spahr alert, December 17, 2020
Co-author, "DOL, DHS Issue New Rules for H-1B Process and Prevailing Wage Computation," Ballard Spahr alert, October 9, 2020
Co-author, "DHS Extends Form I-9 Compliance Flexibility Rule for an Additional 60 Days," Ballard Spahr alert, September 16, 2020
Co-author, "UPDATED: EEOC Updates 'Pandemic Preparedness in the Workplace' Guidance to Address COVID-19," Ballard Spahr alert, September 11, 2020
Co-author, "The Great Cover-Up: States Order Workers to Wear Face Coverings," Ballard Spahr alert, April 17, 2020
Co-author, "OSHA Issues Updated Enforcement Guidance Addressing COVID-19," Ballard Spahr alert, April 17, 2020
Co-author, "EEOC Updates ‘Pandemic Preparedness in the Workplace’ Guidance to Address COVID-19," Ballard Spahr alert, April 14, 2020
Co-author, "CDC issues guidance for Critical Infrastructure Employees," Ballard Spahr alert, April 13, 2020
Co-author, "Minnesota Gov. Walz Again Expands Unemployment Benefits to Unemployed Workers," Ballard Spahr alert, April 9, 2020
Co-author, "DHS Institutes Flexibility in Form I-9 Compliance for Employers Working Remotely," Ballard Spahr alert, March 23, 2020
Co-author, "How Employers Should Address the Workplace Impact of COVID-19," Ballard Spahr alert, March 6, 2020
Co-author, "Immigration Form 1-9: A Form That Can Have Severe Consequences," Law Journal Newsletters, October 2019
Speaking Engagements
Presenter, "Eliminating Implicit Bias from Investigations and Disciplinary Decision-Making," Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, September 16, 2020
Presenter, "U.S. Immigration Compliance During COVID-19," Ballard Spahr webinar, April 9, 2020
Speaker, "5th Annual Immigrant Attorneys Among Us - Successes and Challenges of Our Colleagues Who Were Born Outside of the U.S.," Minnesota State Bar Association, January 18, 2019
"Immigration Update: What 2018 Policies Mean for Your Workforce," Minneapolis Fall Employment Law Seminar, Ballard Spahr event, October 10, 2018
Speaker, "AI, Automation and the Workforce of Tomorrow – Today!" Ballard Spahr webinar, September 19, 2018
Speaker, "Employment Law Traps in Diversity Programs," National Association for Law Placement's 2018 Annual Education Conference: Making a Splash, Hollywood, Fla., April 2018
"Labor and Employment Law Year in Review," Ballard Spahr CLE, February 2018
2017 Employment Law Seminar: A Time of Change, Complimentary Seminar, October, 2017
"Immigration Updates & Challenges in 2017," Panelist, Twin Cities Human Resource Association, June, 2017
Moderator, "Intersection Between EB Immigration Practice & Employment Law," 2017 Upper Midwest Immigration Law Conference, May, 2017
Community Activities
Saint Paul Human Rights Commission, Commissioner
Community Mediation Services, Mediator
Volunteer Lawyers Network, Board Member