Discrimination, Universities

Implementation Day Arrived, For Some. What’s Next?

TNG Consulting on 8/2/2024

On the morning of August 1, 2024, Title IX experts from TNG Consulting and ATIXA participated in a webinar hosted by the Department of Education (ED) regarding the 2024 Title IX Rule. During the session, U.S. Secretary of...more

Legal Challenges to the 2024 Title IX Regulations – What’s Next for Illinois Schools?

Franczek P.C. on 8/2/2024

Schools throughout the country are preparing to implement the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights’ (“OCR”) long-awaited final 2024 Title IX regulations. These new regulations, which replace the 2020...more

New Title IX Regulations Halted in Additional States and at Hundreds of Institutions as Department of Education Continues to...

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 7/22/2024

With the August 1, 2024, effective date of the Department of Education’s April Title IX regulations (Final Rule) just weeks away, court action in pending lawsuits challenging the Final Rule across the country continues. The...more

OCR Update: Shared Ancestry and Ethnicity Discrimination Guidance

Franczek P.C. on 7/12/2024

In recent months, OCR has reached resolution agreements with a school district and two universities after investigating complaints of discrimination and harassment based on ancestry or ethnicity, including allegations...more

Update for ATIXA Community on Recent Title IX Regulations Injunctions (Revised 7/16/24)

TNG Consulting on 6/21/2024

Last week and early this week, two federal judges granted injunctions to halt enforcement of the 2024 Title IX Final Rule (“2024 Regs”), in its entirety. An injunction is a court order requiring an individual or entity to...more

Pressing Pause: Explanations and Next Steps for Title IX Administrators Following Preliminary Injunctions

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 6/19/2024

In the past week, two U.S. District Court judges have issued preliminary injunctions halting implementation of the recently-released 2024 Title IX final rule....more

The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 5, May 2024

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 6/3/2024

Welcome to summer and the fifth issue of The Academic Advisor for 2024 - In this issue, we examine the following topics of import for schools, institutions of higher education, and other education-focused organizations: ...more

Department of Education Issues Dear Colleague Letter as Student Protests Continue

BCLP on 5/10/2024

Colleges and universities around the country have been dealing with increasingly violent and contentious student protests in recent months. Many have had to deal with student, parent, faculty, donor, and public criticisms...more

Client Alert: The Supreme Court Strikes Down Race-Conscious Admissions Programs: Key Takeaways for Higher Education and Corporate...

Jenner & Block on 7/3/2023

On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. President & Fellows of Harvard College and SFFA v. University of North Carolina. In a 6-3 decision[1] authored by Chief Justice...more

DEI Efforts in the Wake of the Supreme Court’s College Admissions Decision

Verrill on 7/3/2023

Last week the United States Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision ending a four-decade precedent which had allowed universities and colleges to consider the race of applicants during the admissions process. What, if anything,...more

Dealing With Discrimination Claims at Institutions of Higher Learning

JAMS on 5/9/2023

Attending a college or university should be an exciting time in a student’s life as they pursue their academic goals. Unfortunately, for some, sexual harassment or discrimination ends up sullying that experience. Such...more

College Coach Alleges Gender Stereotyping in Discrimination Claim

Foley & Lardner LLP on 2/15/2022

A female gymnastics coach at Towson University in Maryland has filed a lawsuit claiming that the University fired her because of her gender, while she was pregnant and after she complained about being treated differently than...more

Eighth Circuit Affirms Decision Overturning University’s “Deregistration” of Religious Groups

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC on 7/21/2021

In a decision of significance for campuses across the country, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit upheld a trial court ruling overturning the University of Iowa’s “deregistration” of a campus Christian group,...more

OCR Releases Resource on School Re-openings and Student Rights

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC on 5/18/2021

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) has published an extended Q&A designed to support educational institutions in protecting student rights and interests within the context of both virtual and...more

A Shadow of Things to Come: DOJ Filings in Affirmative Action and Title IX Cases

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 2/8/2021

On February 3, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) took steps in two separate cases to execute on expected changes in policy promised by the Biden Administration in the areas of affirmative action and Title IX. It...more

New Guidance From the Department of Health and Human Services on Title IX in Academic Medical Centers

Saul Ewing LLP on 10/22/2020

On September 25, 2020, the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) published a document entitled, “Effective Practices for Preventing Sexual Harassment.” ...more

Third Time’s the Charm – or Not

McDermott Will & Emery on 8/4/2017

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit maintained its prior decision, holding that defendants violated the First Amendment when refusing to approve use of university trademarks on t-shirts incorporating a marijuana...more

City Colleges of Chicago Will Pay $60,000 To Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 6/14/2017

College Refused to Hire Adjunct Professor for Full-Time Position Because of Her Age, Federal Agency Charged - CHICAGO - City Colleges of Chicago will pay $60,000 to settle a federal discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S....more

Employers haunted by Halloween

FordHarrison on 10/31/2016

Happy Halloween! We hope you are getting only treats today and no tricks. But in keeping with the holiday spirit, today’s post highlights some unintended tricks employers may face from Halloween. ...more

University Of Denver Sued By EEOC for Sex-Based Pay Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 10/5/2016

University Paid Female Full Law Professors Significantly Less Than Male Counterparts, Federal Agency Charges - DENVER, Colo. - The University of Denver violated federal law by paying female employees lower wages than...more

DOJ and Kent State University reach $145,000 Fair Housing settlement

Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/22/2016

Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Kent State University (KSU) settled claims of discrimination under the Fair Housing Act (FHA) related to the use of emotional support animals in university housing....more

“Cat’s Paw” Liability in Faculty Decision-Making

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC on 1/11/2016

Children’s fables are often an overlooked source of wisdom. Take for example Aesop’s 17th century fable “The Monkey and the Cat.” As the story goes, a cat and monkey lived in the same house as pets. The monkey, desiring...more

What Should Employers Expect During The New Supreme Court Term?

Fisher Phillips on 9/30/2015

The first Monday in October is the traditional first day of a new U.S. Supreme Court term. As always, the 2015-16 term will have several cases that are of particular interest to the nation’s employers. Here is a review of...more

The NLRB Goes Back to Church (Schools), Gets Entangled

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/2/2015

In our June 2015 blog post, “NLRB Moves to Assert Jurisdiction Over Religious Educational Institutions,” we reported that Regional Directors of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) were beginning to exercise jurisdiction...more

New York State Passes Campus Sexual Assault Law

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 6/24/2015

On June 17, 2015, the New York State Legislature passed legislation governing how colleges and universities address sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence and stalking. The governor is expected to sign it...more

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