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Tenth Circuit Decision Reminds Educational Institutions to be Wary of Whistleblower Retaliation Claims

On April 24, 2020, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals revived a former college coach’s retaliation claim brought against his previous employer. The case, Marc Benjamin v. Board of Trustees of Barton Community College,...more

No Deliberate Indifference: Circuit Court Finds University Not Liable for Student-on-Student Sexual Harassment

On December 12, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued a ruling in Kollaritsch v. Michigan State University Board of Trustees, a decision which impacts students’ Title IX claims against their colleges or...more

New York Legislation Redefines Harassment Standard

On August 12, 2019, Governor Cuomo signed legislation making sweeping changes to the New York Human Rights Law (“NYHRL”). Although we previously posted summaries of the significant amendments to the Human Rights Law and...more

New York Passes GENDA: Discrimination Now Prohibited Based on Gender Identity or Expression

On January 15, 2019, the New York legislature passed the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (“GENDA”). GENDA, which faced more than a decade of impasse in the State Senate, now awaits Governor Cuomo’s expected...more

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