Even though some employment claims are not arbitrable,
courts still enforce most arbitration agreements. There are
several reasons why employers are better off arbitrating
employment disputes than going to court as this
presentation will demonstrate.
• Recognize the pros and cons of mandatory arbitration
of employment disputes
• Learn how to write an arbitration agreement that the
courts will enforce
• Know when to implement arbitration agreements so as
to attract the least resistance
• Be aware of legislative attempts to restrict arbitration
of employment disputes

ABOUT THE SPEAKER
James J. McDonald, Jr., J.D., SPHR, SHRM-SCP is managing
partner of the Irvine, California office of the national labor
and employment law firm of Fisher
& Phillips LLP. Jim has practiced
labor and employment law representing
management for more than
30 years.
He is author of California Employment
Law: An Employer’s Guide,
published by the Society for Human
Resource Management in 2016,
and he teaches labor and employment
law in the Human Resources
Management Program at the University of California, Irvine.
He received his law degree cum laude from Georgetown University
and is a member of the California and Georgia Bars.
He is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources
(SPHR) by the Human Resources Certification Institute and
he holds the SHRM-SCP certification from the Society of Human
Resource Management.