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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act is a United States federal law enacted in 1964 and aimed at preventing discrimination in the workplace on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, and religion. Title VII has been subsequently extended to discrimination on the basis of pregnancy and sexual stereotypes and to prohibit sexual harassment. Title VII applies to all employers with fifteen or more employees including private employers, state and local governments, and educational institutions.  less -
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Pressing Pause: Explanations and Next Steps for Title IX Administrators Following Preliminary Injunctions

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In the past week, two U.S. District Court judges have issued preliminary injunctions halting implementation of the recently-released 2024 Title IX final rule....more

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New Year Promises Challenges to Employer DEI Programs

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January 1 marked the effective date for a number of new state laws that attempt to restrict certain employers’ use of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. State legislatures are restricted under the First...more

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Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Legal Debate Over Preferred Pronoun Usage in the Classroom Continues with Institutions of...

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In a July 28, 2023 ruling, the Seventh Circuit has signaled that Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) seeking to enforce pronoun policies can expect to face increased scrutiny. Specifically, the Seventh Circuit vacated its...more

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Are Legacy and Donor Admissions Soon to Become a Part of the Past? The Department of Education Strikes Back Following SCOTUS...

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On July 24, 2023, less than a month after the Supreme Court's landmark decision striking down affirmative action practices in college admissions, the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has launched an...more

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Next Stage Considerations About the Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Decision: How to Put the Warning Letter from the State...

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As higher education institutions, state and local governments, private employers and federal contractors grapple with understanding the impacts of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. President...more

DCI Consulting

Harvard and UNC [6 Things You Need to Consider for Your DEIA Program]

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DCI Consulting Group (DCI) is monitoring reactions, answering questions, and releasing content related to the June 2023 Supreme Court ruling on with affirmative action in higher education. The Court's majority opinion was...more

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Reviewing Admission Practices Following the Students for Fair Admissions Supreme Court Decision

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As has been widely reported in the national media, on June 29, 2023, the United States Supreme Court, in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College (SFFA), invalidated the affirmative action...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Now What? Practical Tips for Colleges After U.S. Supreme Court's Affirmative Action Ruling

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College and university admissions will now be more subjective, complex, and — as a result — expensive for many schools. Those are a few takeaways from the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on June 29 effectively ending affirmative...more

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

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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

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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

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Potential Private Sector Implications of the Supreme Court's Affirmative Action Ruling

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in the cases Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina upended prior...more

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Seven Pressing Questions Following the Supreme Court’s Admissions Decision

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On June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in two cases challenging universities’ consideration of race as a factor in student admissions: Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of...more

McGuireWoods LLP

U.S. Supreme Court SFFA College Affirmative Action Ruling: Implications for Corporate DEI

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On June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the affirmative action student admissions practices at Harvard College and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) in a pair of cases brought by Students for...more

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The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 6, June 2023

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Supreme Court Blocks Use of Race in Harvard, UNC Admissions in Blow to Diversity Efforts - "In one of its most closely watched cases this year, the court ruled along ideological lines that the way the schools approached race...more

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Affirmative Action: Effects of the Ruling and Actions to Take Now

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In a long-awaited decision, the Supreme Court ruled yesterday, June 29, that race-based admissions practices at public and private universities and colleges violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment....more

Brooks Pierce

Implications for Employers Following the Supreme Court’s Latest Civil Rights Decisions

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In three long-awaited decisions released on June 29-30, the Supreme Court has altered the legal landscape between an employer and its employees. One decision concerning affirmative action and the use of race-based decision...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: The Supreme Court Strikes Down Race-Conscious Admissions Programs: Key Takeaways for Higher Education and Corporate...

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On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. President & Fellows of Harvard College and SFFA v. University of North Carolina. In a 6-3 decision[1] authored by Chief Justice...more

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DEI Efforts in the Wake of the Supreme Court’s College Admissions Decision

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Last week the United States Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision ending a four-decade precedent which had allowed universities and colleges to consider the race of applicants during the admissions process. What, if anything,...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Supreme Court Update - June 29, 2023

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The Supreme Court of the United States issued four decisions today: Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard; Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina, Nos. 20-1199, 21-707:...more

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The Harvard and UNC Case Decisions Are Coming: What Corporations, Colleges and Universities, and Federal Contractors Need to Know

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I do not take a position either pro or con race-based admission decisions in this Blog, but rather want to accomplish three different things: In Part I, below, I want to help prepare readers for the case decisions...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

The Saga Continues: Are Student Athletes Employees?

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This question, once settled, has seen increased scrutiny in recent years both from the National Labor Relations Board and courts that have considered the issue.2 One of those courts – the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, which...more

McGlinchey Stafford

How an Affirmative Action Decision Could Impact Workplace Diversity

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With affirmative action on the ropes, an upcoming Supreme Court decision likely will have ripple effects on private employers’ diversity programs. In the current environment of mass layoffs, “talent wars,” and other...more

Morgan Lewis

Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Challenge to Harvard and UNC Race-Conscious Admission Programs

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The US Supreme Court on October 31 debated the legality of race-conscious admission programs used by Harvard University and the University of North Carolina. The decisions in these highly watched cases could have broad...more

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[Webinar] Drafting a Notice of Investigation for Civil Rights/Title IX Cases - October 18th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST

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At the outset of a discrimination or harassment investigation, institutions of higher education send a notice of the investigation to the parties. What must be in the notice? What should be in the notice? Higher Ed team...more

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Three Key Takeaways from National Association of College and University Attorneys Annual Conference

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Bringing together general counsel, Title IX coordinators, equity directors, ethics officers, and other key administrators, along with outside counsel, the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA) 2022...more

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