Bernice McReynolds

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Bernice McReynolds advises and represents employers in both the private and public sector, focusing primarily on employment discrimination and labor litigation.  She also represents employers in labor arbitrations and in administrative proceedings before the Michigan Employment Relations Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Michigan Department of Civil Rights.  Ms. McReynolds also counsels clients on immigration matters and assists both U.S. and non-U.S. employers who seek to employ foreign nationals in the United States.


Practice Areas

Labor & Employment Litigation

Immigration Law


Education

University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1990)

Member of University of Detroit Mercy Law Review, 1988

Wayne State University (B.S.N., with distinction, 1985)


Awards & Recognitions

Frank Murphy Honors Society, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law

American Jurisprudence Award for Criminal Law

American Jurisprudence Award for Agency

American Jurisprudence Award for Partnership


Publications

Author, "Weeded Out: Michigan's Medical Marihuana Act Creates an Employment Quandary," Michigan Lawyers Weekly, April 19, 2010.

Co-author, Employment Litigation in Michigan, 2nd edition (ICLE 2004)

Co-author, Employment Litigation in Michigan (ICLE 1999)

Co-author, Michigan Wrongful Discharge and Employment Discrimination Law, 2nd edition (ICLE 1994)

 

Presentations

"Training New Supervisors: An Employment Law Primer," Vercruysse Murray & Calzone Labor and Employment Law Seminar, October 2011

"Document! Document!: Easy and Effective Ways to Master This Crucial HR Activity," HR Hero Audio Conference, July 2011

"Accommodating Medical Marijuana at Work: Challenges and Solutions for HR," HR Hero Audio Conference, May 2011

"Weed in the Workplace: HR, Medical Marijuana and the Law," Center for Competitive Management Audio Conference, May 2011

"Accommodating Medical Marijuana at Work: New Legal Challenges for HR," HR Hero Audio Conference, February 2011

"Accommodating Medical Marijuana at Work: New Legal Challenges for HR," HR Hero Audio Conference, September 2010

Frequent speaker for various business organizations


Professional & Community Activities

Ave Maria School of Law (Member, Board of Visitors, 2004-present)

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Business Leaders (Member, 2006-present)

ArborVitae, Inc.'s Women’s Center and Pregnancy Help Center (Board of Directors, 2007-present)

Licensed Registered Nurse, Michigan, 1985


Memberships

State Bar of Michigan (Member, Labor & Employment Law Section)

American Bar Association (Member, Committee on Labor & Employment Law; Member Equal Employment Opportunity Liaison Committee for Michigan)

American Immigration Lawyers Association (Member)