The Title IX regulations became effective on August 1, 2024. In the days and weeks leading up to and following implementation, colleges across the country have updated their policies and procedures, notices of...more
5/24/2024
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The April release of the federal Title IX regulations came at the same time as the federal government released regulations under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and on the heels of the implementation of the Providing...more
5/24/2024
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Dartmouth College made headlines on February 5, 2024, with its announcement to once again require applicants to submit standardized testing scores. This decision marks a return to traditional admissions criteria and...more
On June 23, the Department of Education issued a proposed rulemaking that would alter obligations to address sex discrimination that affects employees and students, including sexual harassment, pregnancy discrimination, and...more
7/7/2022
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Join us (virtually) for the 13th Annual Law Update, where we’ll review 2021 hot topics in employment law and look ahead to 2022. The two programs will cover different topics so please sign up for both, if...more
12/23/2021
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Recently, we wrote about the new MA Campus Sexual Assault Law, including the requirement that all Colleges file a report with the MA Department of Higher Education (DHE) on or before December 1, 2021 (the first of what will...more
On April 6, 2020, the Department of Education (“Department”) announced that it will re-examine the Trump Administration’s 2020 amendments to the Title IX regulations (the “Regulations”). The Department’s announcement follows...more
4/8/2021
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit recently upheld Harvard’s limited use of race in its admission process. In so ruling, the First Circuit rejected claims by the Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. (“SFFA”) that...more