We explore the trends for Business and Commercial Disputes in the UK, US and France/EU in 2025. Here's what you should know...more
2/6/2025
/ Business Disputes ,
Class Action ,
Contract Disputes ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Employment Litigation ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
France ,
Internal Investigations ,
Litigation Funding ,
Mergers ,
Representations and Warranties ,
Shareholders ,
UK
On January 16, 2025, the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Education – the agency responsible for enforcing Title IX at institutions of higher education – issued a Fact Sheet confirming that OCR will apply...more
1/17/2025
/ Class Action ,
Colleges ,
Department of Education ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Equity ,
Name and Likeness ,
NCAA ,
OCR ,
Settlement ,
Student Athletes ,
Title IX ,
Universities
On April 19, 2024, the Department of Education released its final Title IX regulations regarding sexual discrimination in federally-funded education (the “2024 Title IX Rules”)....more
1/17/2025
/ Constitutional Challenges ,
Department of Education ,
Discrimination ,
Educational Institutions ,
Equal Protection ,
Federal Funding ,
Gender Identity ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Public Schools ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Title IX ,
Transgender
Colleges and universities around the country have been dealing with increasingly violent and contentious student protests in recent months. Many have had to deal with student, parent, faculty, donor, and public criticisms...more
5/10/2024
/ Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Colleges ,
Dear Colleague Letter ,
Department of Education ,
Discrimination ,
Educational Institutions ,
First Amendment ,
Harassment ,
Hostile Environment ,
New Guidance ,
OCR ,
Protests ,
Students ,
Title VI ,
Universities
In a much-anticipated decision issued on Monday, February 5, 2024, Region 01 of the National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB”) decided that the players on the Dartmouth College men’s basketball team qualify as employees...more
2/7/2024
/ Collective Bargaining ,
College Athletes ,
Colleges ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employee Definition ,
Fringe Benefits ,
NCAA ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Private Schools ,
Sports ,
Strategic Planning ,
Student Athletes ,
Unions ,
Universities ,
Wage and Hour
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
7/5/2023
/ Affirmative Action ,
Civil Rights Act ,
College Admissions ,
Colleges ,
Diversity ,
Educational Institutions ,
Equal Protection ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Judicial Review ,
Race Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina ,
Title VII ,
Universities
The participation of transgender athletes in youth, interscholastic, and elite sport has long been a highly charged political issue domestically and internationally, with a vast range of different approaches to regulating...more
4/12/2023
/ Biden Administration ,
College Athletes ,
Colleges ,
Department of Education ,
Educational Institutions ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Identity ,
Multi-Factor Test ,
NCAA ,
NPRM ,
OCR ,
Public Schools ,
Sports ,
Student Athletes ,
Students ,
Title IX ,
Transgender ,
Universities
On June 23, 2022, the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the U.S. Department of Education released its proposed amendments to its regulations implementing Title IX. As anticipated, the proposed amendments eliminate many of the new...more
On June 23, 2021, the Supreme Court issued its decision in the closely-watched case of Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. The decision, which upheld the Third Circuit’s ruling for a high school cheerleader suspended from...more
On his first day in office, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation that foreshadowed Title IX’s protections against...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a heavy blow to college and university athletic programs over the past 10 months. The institution-wide budgetary challenges caused by the pandemic have been particularly acute in many athletic...more
2/3/2021
/ College Athletes ,
Colleges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Economic Downturn ,
Education Budget ,
Educational Institutions ,
Financial Distress ,
Gender Equity ,
Risk Management ,
School Sports ,
Student Athletes ,
Title IX ,
Universities
Executive Order on Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation -
As one of his first acts as president, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Preventing and...more
1/25/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
College Athletes ,
Colleges ,
Educational Institutions ,
Executive Orders ,
Gender Identity ,
Non-Discrimination Rules ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Title IX ,
Transgender ,
Universities
The Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia marks a turning point and milestone victory for the LGBTQ+ community. The decision will impact the fight to end discrimination based on gender...more
9/15/2020
/ Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Gender Identity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
SCOTUS ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
As colleges and universities across the country deal with the challenges of remote learning and try to plan for the next academic year in the midst of the uncertainty created by the ongoing pandemic, they now need to add to...more