James J. McDonald, Jr., J.D., SHRM-SCP, SPHR, is managing partner of the Irvine, California office of the labor and employment law firm Fisher & Phillips LLP. He also teaches labor and employment law in the Human Resources Management Program at the University of California, Irvine. James J. McDonald, Jr.

, J.D., SHRM-SCP, SPHR, is managing partner of the Irvine, California office of the labor and employment law firm Fisher & Phillips LLP. He also teaches labor and employment law in the Human Resources Management Program at the University of California, Irvine. James J. McDonald, Jr., J.D.

, SHRM-SCP, is a partner in the Irvine, California, office of thelabor and employment law firm Fisher & Phillips LLP. His practice involves trials, arbitrations, and appeals of employment law claims.