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Summer Reading for Educational Leaders: Resources to Help You Plan for the 2024-2025 School Year

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As you recover from another whirlwind of a school year, we hope you can take some time to relax and enjoy your summer break. The next few months will be the perfect time to – at your leisure – catch up on this past year’s...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Supreme Court Invalidates Race-Based Affirmative Action in Higher Education Admissions: What Does That Mean for Private Employers?

The United States Supreme Court made headlines recently by ruling that colleges and universities may no longer take race into account when making admissions decisions. At a time when the population is growing ever more...more

Lathrop GPM

Supreme Court Restricts Use of Race in College Admissions; Decision Could Impact Employers as Well

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On June 29, 2023, the United States Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling sharply restricting the use of race in college admissions. The Court’s decision immediately reshaped the landscape of student affirmative action...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

[Webinar] Panel Discussion – The Current Debate Over Affirmative Action: What This Means for Employers - April 5th, 9:30 am PT

As we await the Supreme Court’s decisions on the Harvard and UNC cases involving the long-held practice of using race as a factor in student admissions policies, affirmative action hangs in the balance and poses questions as...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

[Webinar] Panel Discussion – The Current Debate Over Affirmative Action: What This Means for Employers - April 5th, 9:30 am PT

As we await the Supreme Court’s decisions on the Harvard and UNC cases involving the long-held practice of using race as a factor in student admissions policies, affirmative action hangs in the balance and poses questions as...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

What the Supreme Court’s likely ruling in the UNC/Harvard cases might mean for employers

Last Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in two cases challenging the use of race as one factor among many by colleges in considering student applicants. The cases are Students for Fair Admissions v. University...more

DirectEmployers Association

DE Under 3: USDOJ’s Settlement Affecting Recruiters, OFCCP’s AAP Verification Deadline Extension & SCOTUS’ New Ruling

Lots to recap from the latest OFCCP Week in Review, including the USDOJ’s settlement of discrimination claims against 16 employers (and what this means for recruiters moving forward!), OFCCP’s quiet extension of the AAP...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: July 2022

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Cynthia L. Hackerott. In today’s edition,...more

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Make Sure Your Diversity Work is Consistent with Your Legal Obligations

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Whether your school is aiming to be more diverse and inclusive or wanting to be in the best possible position to enforce religious tenets, it is important to consult with experienced independent or private school legal...more

Bowditch & Dewey

Sex Discrimination Claims by Higher Ed Employees Viable Under Title IX

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Title IX prohibits discrimination based on sex against any person, not just students. Although federal courts are split, the First Circuit has held that a Title VII claim does not preempt a plaintiff’s Title IX claim. When an...more

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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Narrows the Application of the Ministerial Exception to Anti-Discrimination Laws

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On March 5, 2021, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) ruled in DeWeese-Boyd v. Gordon College, et. al. that an associate professor at a private, Christian liberal arts college did not constitute a ministerial...more

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The Year Ahead: Litigation Hot Spots at a Glance

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With COVID-19 giving rise to a whole host of new claims ranging from issues surrounding remote work to tuition reimbursement as well as new developments in the area of sexual orientation and gender identity, employers need a...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

New York Legislation Redefines Harassment Standard

On August 12, 2019, Governor Cuomo signed legislation making sweeping changes to the New York Human Rights Law (“NYHRL”). Although we previously posted summaries of the significant amendments to the Human Rights Law and...more

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