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News & Analysis as of May 24, 2013

Federal Court Determines That The Fair Housing Act Applies To University Housing

by Ellen Babbitt, Ellen Wetmore | Franczek Radelet P.C. on 4/24/2013

In United States of America v. University of Nebraska at Kearney, et al., the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska granted partial summary judgment against the University of Nebraska at Kearny in a case...more

CFPB’s ECOA disparate impact test finds support in HUD’s FHA “Discriminatory Effects” final rule

by Barbara S. Mishkin | Ballard Spahr LLP on 2/14/2013

In April 2102, the CFPB issued a bulletin to confirm that it plans to apply a disparate impact test in exercising its supervisory and enforcement authority under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) and Regulation B. The...more

Massachusetts Transgender Equal Rights Bill

by Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP on 4/12/2012

Govenor Patrick recently signed into law “An Act Relative to Gender Identity”. The Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity in a variety of areas, including education, housing, credit and employment. ...more

Massachusetts Enacts Law Prohibiting Discrimination Against Transgendered Individuals

by Foley Hoag LLP on 12/5/2011

Last week, Governor Deval Patrick signed into law “An Act Relative to Gender Identity,” also known as the Massachusetts Transgender Equal Rights Bill. This law, which will go into effect in July 2012, extends the state’s...more

Massachusetts Enacts Transgender Equal Rights Bill

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 11/29/2011

On November 23, 2011, Governor Patrick signed into law House Bill 3810, “An Act Relative To Gender Identity.” The new law protects transgender individuals from discrimination in housing, education, employment and credit by...more