Mr. McDonald is a shareholder in the Greenville office and practices primarily in the area of employment litigation.  He was certified as a specialist in employment and labor law by the Supreme Court of South Carolina in 2006.  Mr. McDonald represents a variety of employers in employment litigation matters ranging from breach of employment contracts to cases involving discrimination in areas of race, sex, age, and disability in both individual and class actions.  He also counsels employers regarding wage and hour matters such as employee compensation, exempt/nonexempt status, overtime compensation, minimum wage payments, and off-the-clock work issues.  He represents employers in individual and collective actions alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) and applicable state wage payment statutes.  Mr. McDonald also represents employers in noncompete matters, trade secrets, and counsels employers in reduction-in-force situations to ensure compliance with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN).

Mr. McDonald has practiced exclusively in the area of labor and employment law for the past 15 years.  Prior to joining the firm, Mr. McDonald served as judicial law clerk to the Honorable C. Victor Pyle, Jr., Judge of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, Greenville, South Carolina.  Mr. McDonald litigates all aspects of employment law cases in state and federal courts, drafts employment contracts, severance agreements, and noncompete agreements.  He also drafts and reviews policy and procedure manuals, employee handbooks, contracts, and similar policies.  Mr. McDonald also provides harassment training, performs human resource audits, and audits employers’ timekeeping and payroll practices for compliance with federal and state wage/hour laws.