Gerald R. McKay Esq. Law Offices of Gerald McKay P.O. Box 406 Burlingame CA 94011 Tel: (650) 588-6655 Fax: (650) 340-1511 Email: mckay@mckaylawarb.com www.mckaylawarb.com

View Printable PDF Resume A fulltime arbitrator since 1980, Gerald McKay has arbitrated more than 7000 cases, specializing his practice in labor and workplace disputes and serving as a permanent arbitrator for many employers and unions.

Mediation Arbitration Med-Arb Fact Finding Special Master

Serving the following Counties: Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Los Angeles, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Placer, Plumas, Riverside, Sacramento, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Ventura, Yolo, Yuba [ Click for Map of California's Counties ]

Civil Rights EEOC Employment

Labor/Unions Native American Partnerships

Trusts Workplace

Biographical Notes:

Mr. McKay has served as an arbitrator in more than 7000 separate disputes since October, 1980. He hears cases in the Western half of the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii. He has served as a permanent arbitrator for numerous unions and employers including the following examples:

Safeway, United Grocers, Hudson Lumber, AC Transit, SamTrans, Santa Clara County Transit, BART, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, The Permanente Medical Group, Stanford University, Nevada Resort Association, San Francisco Hotel Employers Association, San Francisco Newspaper Agency, Associated General Contractors, ACA and the corresponding unions, including the Carpenters, Teamsters, Laborers, Operating Engineers, Cement Masons, SEIU, ATU and Hotel Workers.

Mr. McKay is listed as an arbitrator by Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, American Arbitration Association, California State Conciliation Service, among other organizations. He is a member of the Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution, Industrial Relations Research Association, and the National Academy of Arbitrators.

Mr. McKay has resolved grievances involving both discipline and contract interpretation. He has served as an interest arbitrator as well as a grievance arbitrator. One of Mr. McKay's specialties is the mediation/arbitration (Med/Arb) of grievance and interest disputes. In his capacity as permanent arbitrator for a number of employers and unions, Mr. McKay uses expedited arbitration with bench decisions.

Mr. McKay has heard more than seventy-five employment arbitration disputes arising out of either voluntary or mandatory arbitration agreements between employers and employees not covered by collective bargaining agreements. He has heard issues involving wrongful termination, sex discrimination, sexual harassment, age discrimination, national origin discrimination, disability discrimination as well as general claims concerning a breach of contract.

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English

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Rates:
RATE PER HOUR: $350.00
PER DIEM FEE (Collective Bargaining Agreements): $1,400
EXPEDITED FEE (Collective Bargaining): $1600 full day/ $800 half day
DOCKETING FEE: $50

Cancellation Policy:
If the scheduled hearing is postponed or canceled with notice of less than 10 working days the per diem fee for each day of hearing scheduled shall be charged. For hearings scheduled for three consecutive days or more, a notice period of four calendar weeks (30 days) will apply.

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