The 1972 law doesn’t directly address the issue, but the new rules clarify that Title IX also forbids discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. LGBTQ+ students who face discrimination will be entitled to a response from their school under T...
While acknowledging the challenges to federal regulations before they're enforced are common, she accused lower courts of taking a "blunderbuss approach" to preliminary relief in these cases. "The harm is particularly acute here because Title IX is one of the core federal civil rights statutes tha...
Washington, D.C., July 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Association of University Women (AAUW) today condemned a U.S. House of Representatives vote to overturn new Title IX rules. Today’s party line vote (210-205) to pass a Congressional Review Act (CRA)...
In addition, the reiteration of Title IX’s applicability to employment underscores the need for your Human Resources and labor relations staff to be involved from the start. This is the first in a series of alerts regarding the new Title IX regulations. We will address the new definitions ...
Title IX is the federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in education, and while Title IX addresses a wide variety of educational issues, issues relating to athletics are the most contentious. Through Title IX, the federal government is attempting to right the wrongs of past discrimination by...
Informal resolution is a long-standing method of conflict resolution, especially in sexual harassment/Title IX based allegations. Utilizing informal resolution is a growing trend since the U.S. Department of Education’s Title IX regulations took effect in August 14,...
The new regulations, which fall under Federal Title IX laws, gives the accused the presumption of innocence and the right to question the accuser in live on campus hearings, through a lawyer or other representatives. "What these rules try to do is implement...
Last week, U.S. District Court Judge Carl J. Nichols for the District of Columbia ruled that the new Title IX rule, first issued by the Department of Education in May of this year, could move forward as planned. Judge Nichols’s decision came ...
What does this all mean for campuses that are working hard now to revise their policies and procedures to comply with Title IX regulations that, absent this litigation, go into effect in about 60 days? Plaintiffs in one or both suits could possibly be successful in obtaining a postponement of...
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