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Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Ready, Set, Wait: Eleventh Circuit Grants Last-Minute Title IX Injunction in Southeastern States

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Less than 24 hours before classroom bells were set to ring in schools across the southeastern United States, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order administratively blocking the implementation of the 2024 Title...more

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Lawsuit by ex-NWSL coach attacks investigation that led to his removal

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In January 2023, the National Women’s Soccer League permanently or temporarily banned seven former coaches and executives. The league’s actions followed the issuance of a 125-page report by the law firms of Covington &...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Sexual Misconduct Exclusion Eliminates Duty to Defend Civil Lawsuit

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The United States District Court for the Central District of California, applying federal and California law, has held that there is no coverage for a civil judgment against an employee of an insured because the employee’s...more

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Is the Customer Always Right? How Employers Should Respond to Patron Misconduct

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As anyone who has worked in a customer-facing job can tell you, dealing with difficult customers often comes with the territory. However, when customer behavior crosses a line into illegal conduct like sexual harassment, both...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Leadership Failure: Chicago Blackhawks Organization and the NHLPA

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Inaction in Face of Sexual Assault Allegation- A 20-year-old player in the Chicago Blackhawks organization, Kyle Beach, filed a lawsuit against the team in May 2021 alleging he was sexually assaulted by the team’s video...more

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Sexual Harassment Amounts to Immoral Conduct Warranting Dismissal of Tenured Teacher

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In a recent Illinois case, the Second District Appellate Court affirmed a school board’s termination of a tenured teacher who sexually harassed students on the girls’ track team he coached. The students alleged that the...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

New York Insurance Coverage Law Update

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Second Circuit Finds Coverage Where Insurer Unreasonably Delayed In Seeking Rescission and Its Exclusions Did Not Apply WW Trading was sued and sought coverage from United States Liability Insurance Company (USLI) which...more

Troutman Pepper

Updates for the New Year at Pennsylvania Colleges and Universities

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As institutions of higher education begin their spring 2020 semester, they should be aware of  several Pennsylvania-specific developments regarding sexual misconduct and child abuse. ...more

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Australia: Tribunal Defines "Place of Work" for Off-Duty Misconduct Purposes, Finds Unfair Dismissal Due to Procedurally Defective...

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Australia's Fair Works Commission ("FWC") recently handed down its decision in Keenan v. Leighton Boral Amey Joint Venture. In this case, the FWC defined "place of work" with respect to an employee's off-duty conduct, and...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Rampant Sexual Misconduct in Indiana Prison Shows Pitfalls for Employers

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Believe it or not, this is not a scene from the new season of Orange is the New Black. It’s actually the opening lines from Orton-Bell v. Indiana, No. 13-1235 (7th Cir. July 21, 2014), an opinion authored by Judge Manion, and...more

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