By Jiaying Wang The filed complaint consists of four counts against MSU, Beekman, Stanley, and the Board of Trustees. In the first count, the plaintiffs addressed on the defendants’ unequal allocation of athletic participation opportunities to male and female students...
By Susan D. Friedfel, Monica H. Khetarpal, Joshua D. Whitlock, Crystal L. Tyler and Amanda Brody, of Jackson Lewis The Department of Education has been directed to review all policies on sex and gender discrimination (including sexual violence) in schools under an...
Women’s lacrosse team members at California State University, Fresno (Fresno State), have filed a sex discrimination class action against Fresno State for allegedly discriminating against female student-athletes and potential student-athletes in violation of Title IX...
By Gary J. Chester Employment discrimination claims tend to be difficult cases. The standard of proof is high and there is rarely “smoking gun” evidence to support the plaintiff’s assertions. And if the employer can prove any legitimate reason for its action, the...
A former Canadian Junior Football League player has sued the club he played for in Ontario Superior Court of Justice, alleging the club and several individual defendants were negligent when they failed to provide an acceptable duty of care. Larry Blocker, Jr., a...
Dartmouth announced in January that five varsity athletic teams, which were eliminated last summer, are being immediately reinstated as it begins “a comprehensive, external review of the (school’s) athletic department’s policies, practices, and governance...
East Carolina University (ECU) has agreed to reinstate its women’s swimming, diving, and tennis teams, develop a gender equity plan, which would bring it into full compliance with Title IX and avoid a threatened class action sex discrimination lawsuit. On May 21,...
Jackson Lewis P.C., one of the country’s leading workplace law firms, has announced the addition of Principal Josh Whitlock and Of Counsel Sarah Ford Neorr, both formerly of Parker Poe. “Josh and Sarah will significantly enhance the depth and breadth of our Higher...
By Peter Dawson The pandemic has exacerbated the gender equity battles between student athletes, and their colleges and universities. In fact, more than 30 schools have axed almost 100 teams across the country to alleviate financial burdens on their respective...
Determination May Be Contrary to Law and Likely to be Reversed. By John F. Banzhaf III In a little noticed ruling last Friday, the Office of the General Counsel of the Department of Education determined that LGBTQ students are not expressly included in protections...
By Ellen J. Staurowsky, Ed.D., Senior Writer and Professor, Sports Media, Roy H. Park School of Communications, Ithaca College, staurows@ithaca.edu Holding signs with messages like LSU Doesn’t Protect Victims, Expel Rapists, Where is Our Justice?, and LSU We Are...
In a majority decision, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed in part and reversed in part the ruling of a district court, which dismissed the claim of a student athlete at Kent State University, who alleged that she was raped and that her school and...
