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James J. McDonald, Jr.: Lawyer with Fisher & Phillips LLP

James J. McDonald, Jr.

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Irvine,  CA  U.S.A.
Phone949-851-2424

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  • Labor and Employment
  • Disability Law
  • Employment Litigation
  • Sexual Harassment
 
University New College of Florida, B.A., 1981
 
Law SchoolGeorgetown University Law Center, J.D., cum laude, 1984
 
Admitted1984, Georgia; 1990, California
 
Memberships Society for Human Resource Management.
 
BornCincinnati, Ohio
 
Biography

Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Employee Relations Law Journal, 1994—. Editor, Mental and Emotional Injuries in Employment Litigation, 2d ed., 20s01. Author: "'Social Framework' Evidence: Why Social Psychology Should Not Supplant Clinical Evaluations in Harassment and Discrimination Cases," 24 American Journal of Forensic Psychology 1, 2006; "I Want A Nicer Boss," 31 Employee Relations Law Journal 79, 2005; "The Narcissistic Plaintiff," 30 Employee Relations Law Journal 86, 2005; "Civil Rights for the Aesthetically-Challenged," 29 Employee Relations Law Journal 118, 2003; "Posttraumatic Stress Dishonesty," 28 Employee Relations Law Journal 93, 2003; "My Disability Made Me Do It!," 27 Employee Relations Law Journal 83, 2001; "Personality Disorders in the Workplace: How They May Contribute to Claims of Employment Law Violations," 22 Employee Relations Law Journal 57, 1996; "The Relevance of Childhood Sexual Abuse in Sexual Harassment Cases," 20 Employee Relations Law Journal 221, 1994. Instructor, Labor and Employment Law, University of California, Irvine, 1992-2002. Chair, Board of Directors (1998-1999) and Vice Chair & General Counsel (1999—) Irvine, California Chamber of Commerce. Member: Advisory Board, American College of Forensic Psychiatry, 2001-2011. Recipient, Burton Award for Legal Writing, 2006. Named: Best Lawyers in America, 2007—; Southern California Super Lawyers, Employment and Labor, 2007—.

 
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Give Employees A Break (Actually, Two of Them)
James J. McDonald, August 12, 2011
California Law requires that employees who work more than five hours in a day be provided an unpaid, off-duty meal period of at least 30 minutes, and a second meal period of they work more than ten hours. An employer that fails to provide these meal breaks must pay a premium of one hour of pay to...


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James J. McDonald, Jr.
Fisher & Phillips LLP
2050 Main Street
Irvine, CA 92614




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