Profile
Carol Ma specializes in the statistical analyses of labor and employment issues. She is skilled at the preparation and management of large and complex data sets and economic analysis in class action suits related to wage and hour and employment discrimination matters.
Ms. Ma has extensive experience preparing and analyzing a wide array of labor and employment records, including data from HRIS, payroll, timekeeping, background checks, applicant tracking, and performance data systems. She has provided rigorous statistical analysis and litigation support on a wide range of wage and hours topics, including meal and rest break violations, rounding, regular rate calculations, and misclassification, as well as claims of race, age, and gender discrimination in hiring, performance evaluation, compensation, promotion, and termination. Ms. Ma also consults on a variety of compliance requirements including monitoring pay equity, as well as equity in performance evaluations and terminations. In addition to labor and employment issues, she has conducted economic analysis of damages in wage fixing and monopolization cases.
Ms. Ma works with clients in various phases of litigation, from managing the data discovery process to presenting empirical analyses. Ms. Ma regularly manages teams of consultants in support of expert testimony and consulting matters. Her casework spans a wide range of industries, including retail trade, logistics, manufacturing, media and entertainment, telecommunications, and financial services.