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DOE’s Office for Civil Rights Releases First Retaliation Guidance in 12 Years

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The U.S. Department of Education’s (DOE) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a new resource that details its process for investigating retaliation claims and provides examples of cases it investigates. Released in...more

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Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Legal Debate Over Preferred Pronoun Usage in the Classroom Continues with Institutions of...

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In a July 28, 2023 ruling, the Seventh Circuit has signaled that Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) seeking to enforce pronoun policies can expect to face increased scrutiny. Specifically, the Seventh Circuit vacated its...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

‘You Don't Have to Take It’: Keep OCR Happy, Use Legal Means to Combat Online Comments

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 23, no 8 (August 2023) The allegation was shocking and, if true, would devastate the orthopedic surgeon’s reputation. An online commenter accused him of operating on the wrong arm or...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Medicare Compliance Volume 29, Number 18. News Briefs: May 2020

Report on Medicare Compliance 29, no. 18 (May 11, 2020) -  The HHS Office for Civil Rights has posted guidance reminding providers that “the COVID-19 public health emergency does not alter the HIPAA Privacy Rule’s existing...more

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Tennis Coach Wins First Set In Gender Bias Match Against University

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It goes without saying that federally funded educational institutions cannot discriminate on the basis of gender. Some federal courts believe Title IX is the proper statute upon which to base employment discrimination claims,...more

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Religious Institutions Update: October 2016

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Timely Topics - The final rule implementing Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) on May...more

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

Questions and Answers on Title IX and Sexual Violence: Five Key Questions That Have Actually Been Answered – and Five New...

On April 29, 2014, the Office for Civil Rights of the United States Department of Education (“OCR”) issued a “significant guidance document” that sought to address many of the questions that arose in the wake of the April 4,...more

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OCR Issues New Guidance Regarding Retaliation

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For the first time, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued guidance this week in the form of a “Dear Colleague Letter” that specifically addresses retaliation. Like complaints filed with the...more

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