• The U.S. Department of Education (Department) on Nov. 16, 2018 proposed sweeping changes to the regulations implementing Title IX, the federal law prohibiting sexual harassment and sex discrimination.
• The newly...more
11/20/2018
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Changing course on complaints involving transgender students, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently issued new field instructions to its regional staff excluding discrimination claims based...more
6/26/2017
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Massachusetts enacted the most expansive pay equity law in the country on Aug. 1, 2016. The law, which the Massachusetts legislature passed unanimously, amends and expands the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act (MEPA), defining...more
The children's rhyme regarding April showers bringing May flowers should be revised to include reference to April also bringing guidance from the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR). For the third...more