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Title IX's Final Rule Enforceability Still in Flux

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Not long ago we wrote about the significant changes to Title IX's regulations in the Department of Education's final rule set to go into effect this year (the Final Rule). Primary and secondary schools and institutions of...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

Arbitrability of Sexual Harassment and Sexual Discrimination Cases: Litigating in an Alternative Universe

It is generally understood, or at least it has been in the past, that plaintiffs prefer to avoid the application of the Federal Arbitration Act (the “FAA”) and instead present their cases to juries. As such, plaintiffs have...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Remote Employees & Workplace Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of employers with remote employees has significantly increased. Employers are reminded to monitor employment laws and ensure compliance in all jurisdictions in which they have...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Biden Administration Publishes Final Version of Title IX Regulations

The New Rules expand the scope of Title IX and change requirements for schools. The New Rules expand the definitions of sex-based harassment and hostile environment harassment and cover certain off-campus conduct....more

Vondran Legal

Overview of the SafeSports Act by Attorney Steve

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INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS THE SAFESPORTS ACT? The SafeSports Act is a piece of legislation introduced in the United States Congress that aims to protect children and young athletes from abuse and misconduct in sports....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Left Coast Appeals

This Week at the Ninth: Title VII and Discretionary Jurisdiction

This week, the Ninth Circuit explores what constitutes a hostile work environment and unravels a tricky jurisdictional puzzle that arises when a defendant brings a conditional counterclaim in an action for declaratory relief....more

Saul Ewing LLP

Updated Title IX Rules: Analysis on Jurisdiction

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Participating or Attempting to Participate - In order to file a formal complaint, the complainant must be “participating in or attempting to participate in” the recipient’s education program or activity at the time the formal...more

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Eleventh Circuit Holds Alleged ‘Unsavory and Unpleasant’ Behavior Not Legally ‘Pervasive’ for Purposes of Title VII Harassment...

In Allen v. Ambu-Stat, LLC, No. 18-10640 (January 16, 2020), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a Georgia district court’s dismissal of a former employee’s sexual harassment claim and delivered a...more

International Lawyers Network

Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: What Australian Companies Need to Know

What constitutes sexual harassment? Sexual harassment is conduct of a sexual nature, a sexual advance or a request for sexual favours that is unwelcome, where a reasonable person having regard to all the circumstances...more

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