Title IX Claim Against Fordham Permitted To Continue

A federal court in New York State has ruled that the male head coach of the women’s basketball team at Fordham University can successfully file a Title IX complaint against his employer.   The court found specifically that there is "a prohibition of discrimination against (a) plaintiff on the basis of the sex of the players whom he coached. 20 U.S.C. § 1681(a),” irrespective of the plaintiff’s gender.   The court, however, granted the university’s motion to dismiss other aspec