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DOJ Issues Civil Investigative Demands Concerning DEI Practices

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has begun issuing civil investigative demands (CIDs) to federal contractors and grantees seeking documents and information related to their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)...more

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[Ongoing Program] Level 2 Title IX Advisor Training - August 19th - 20th, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET

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Summer 2025 Higher Education Title IX Training Series - As the legal landscape across higher education continues to to evolve, it's essential for educational institutions to stay diligent and prepared. Our Summer 2025...more

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[Ongoing Program] Level 2 Title IX Investigator Training - August 14th - 15th, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET

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Summer 2025 Higher Education Title IX Training Series - As the legal landscape across higher education continues to to evolve, it's essential for educational institutions to stay diligent and prepared. Our Summer 2025...more

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[Ongoing Program] Level 2 Title IX Informal Resolution Training - August 12th - 13th, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET

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Summer 2025 Higher Education Title IX Training Series - As the legal landscape across higher education continues to to evolve, it's essential for educational institutions to stay diligent and prepared. Our Summer 2025...more

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[Ongoing Program] Level 2 Title IX Decision-Maker Training - August 5th - 6th, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET

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Summer 2025 Higher Education Title IX Training Series - As the legal landscape across higher education continues to to evolve, it's essential for educational institutions to stay diligent and prepared. Our Summer 2025 Title...more

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[Ongoing Program] Level 2 Title IX Coordinator Training - July 22nd - 23rd, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET

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Summer 2025 Higher Education Title IX Training Series - As the legal landscape across higher education continues to to evolve, it's essential for educational institutions to stay diligent and prepared. Our Summer 2025...more

Oppenheimer Investigations Group

Understanding Unconscious Biases in Workplace Investigations

Unconscious biases, including implicit and cognitive biases, are pervasive in our daily lives and can significantly impact our decisions, even when we strive to be fair and objective. For workplace investigators, recognizing...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

DOJ’s New Civil Rights Fraud Initiative – The Investigations are Coming!

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On May 19, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the launch of the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative (the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative), which will use the federal False Claims Act (FCA) to pursue claims against recipients...more

Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers

A Shoddy Investigation Is Not Retaliatory

When an employee complains of discrimination or harassment, companies often investigate the matter. Doing so allows a company to address alleged improper behavior and it may allow the company to avoid potential liability –...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Workplace Investigations – One Size Does Not Fit All

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Over the last few years, employers have faced new and expanded obligations under state and federal employment laws relating to prohibition of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in the workplace. These changes stem...more

Oppenheimer Investigations Group

Key Insights for Impartial Investigations: Can One be Opinionated and Unbiased at the Same Time?

People, including investigators, have opinions, but that doesn’t necessarily get in the way of doing impartial investigations into school or workplace claims of misconduct, which often center around sensitive issues such as...more

Woods Rogers

Conducting Effective Workplace Investigations

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Nothing catches people’s attention like a high-profile, drama-filled lawsuit. Not every employer will deal with a Blake Lively/Justin Baldoni-level feud, but discrimination and harassment lawsuits arise in all types of work...more

Oppenheimer Investigations Group

Streamlining Title IX Investigation Processes: Best Practices and Strategies for Educational Institutions

Despite universities continuing to rise to the task of complying with the federal government’s increasing and everchanging Title IX requirements, much of the recent reporting regarding Title IX has focused on universities’...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

[Ongoing Program] Level 2 Title IX Coordinator Training - February 20th - 21st, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET

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Higher Education Title IX Regulations Training Series - As the landscape of Title IX continues to evolve, it's essential for educational institutions to stay ahead of the curve. Our Winter 2025 Title IX Trainings are...more

TNG Consulting

ATIXA: An Investigator’s Invaluable Resource

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Navigating the ever-changing landscape of Title IX requires a strong training foundation and a dependable support network....more

Bricker Graydon LLP

[Ongoing Program] Level 2 Title IX Decision Maker Training - February 12th - 13th, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET

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Higher Education Title IX Regulations Training Series - As the landscape of Title IX continues to evolve, it's essential for educational institutions to stay ahead of the curve. Our Winter 2025 Title IX Trainings are...more

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[Ongoing Program] Level 2 Title IX Investigator Training - February 5th - 6th, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET

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Higher Education Title IX Regulations Training Series - As the landscape of Title IX continues to evolve, it's essential for educational institutions to stay ahead of the curve. Our Winter 2025 Title IX Trainings are...more

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Louisiana Seeks Vacatur of EPA Regulations Imposing Disparate Impact Requirements; 23 States Petition EPA to Amend Title VI of the...

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A hallmark of the Biden Administration’s approach to environmental justice has been using preexisting authorities to advance its agenda, none more so than Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. That approach now faces several...more

White and Williams LLP

The MCAD’s Fiscal Year 2023 Report: Everything Employers Need to Know

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The Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (“MCAD” or “Commission”) has released its Fiscal Year 2023 (“FY23”) Annual Report, which highlights the strides the Commission has made over the last fiscal year toward...more

McAfee & Taft

Retaliation: The most successful discrimination claim

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A claim of retaliation can be successful even when the original claim of discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information fails to establish a violation of law....more

Seward & Kissel LLP

"An Ounce of Prevention"...How to Reduce the Risk of Litigation and Enforcement Proceedings

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To paraphrase what Ben Franklin may have been alluding to nearly 300 years ago in his famous quote, often the best approach when it comes to reducing the risk of litigation and government enforcement proceedings is to take...more

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Recent Developments in South Korea’s Anti-Discrimination Laws

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In the past several years, South Korea has taken significant steps towards strengthening its employment anti-discrimination law.  Although no comprehensive anti-discrimination law has yet passed, employers in Korea must take...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

[Event] Title IX Investigator Training - April 30th, Dayton, OH

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Together with the Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education (SOCHE), Bricker attorneys Josh Nolan, Melissa Carleton, Erin Butcher and Jessica Galanos will present an interactive one-day workshop highlighting the laws and...more

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DOJ Expands Time Frame to Investigate Immigration-Related Discrimination Actions

Earlier in 2017, new rules became effective from the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Rights Division impacting the authority of the Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER)—formerly known as the Office of Special...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

House member launches fintech lending investigation

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Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II announced last week that he had launched an investigation into small business financial technology (fintech) lending by sending a letter to the CEOs of several fintech small business lenders. ...more

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