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What Should You Do If You Believe You Were Wrongfully Terminated After a Title IX Accusation?

| Felice Duffy | Title IX, Title IX : Employment

Title IX protects students, faculty, staff, and professors in most educational institutions from discrimination based on sex. As part of the regime, Title IX provisions prohibit institutions from retaliating against employees who file a claim or participate in the Title IX investigation. Losing a job is one of the most extreme forms of retaliation, although …

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Is the Definition of Sexual Assault Different Under Title IX Than Under Criminal Law?

| Felice Duffy | Title IX : Sexual Assault/Misconduct

Being accused of sexual assault is a serious matter in any circumstances. However, students facing sexual assault allegations in a Title IX campus proceeding often assume the situation is not as serious as it would be if they had been charged with a crime by police. This is an incorrect assumption for many reasons, including …

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Pregnancy-Related Discrimination – Guidance on Title IX Applications

| Felice Duffy | Title IX, Title IX : Employment

While Title IX regulations have made it illegal to discriminate on the basis of pregnancy and related conditions since 1975, educational institutions still need reminders about their responsibilities under the law. That is the basic premise behind a fact source issued by the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights on pregnancy-related discrimination.   This guidance …

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High Number of Comments on Proposed New Title IX Regs Cause Biden Administration to Delay Release of Final Rules

| Felice Duffy | Student Rights, Title IX

Last summer, at about the time Title IX proponents were celebrating the 50th anniversary of the landmark legislation, the Biden Administration released their eagerly-anticipated proposals for revising Title IX regulations that had been sharply adjusted during the Trump Administration in 2020. During the next three months, the Department of Education accepted comments on the proposals. …

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Title IX’s Disappointing Effects on Leadership in Athletics

| Felice Duffy | Title IX, Title IX : Athletics

Provisions in the Education Amendments of 1972, now referred to simply as “Title IX,” were enacted to eliminate gender-based discrimination in educational institutions that receive federal funding, which by extension includes almost all colleges and universities as well as public primary and secondary schools. While Title IX affects all aspects of school programming and extracurricular …

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