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Who’s more important in Title IX investigations – coaches or students?

September 11, 2018 | | employment discrimination, school and college law, sexual harrasment, Title IX, Uncategorized

You can tell a lot about a school by how it investigates sexual harassment and Title IX claims.  If you are the basketball coach at Georgia Tech and are accused of sexual harassment, the president of the university will retain a specialized team of attorneys from out of state who conduct a thorough investigation of the allegations on the... Read More

Think twice before you turn down “the old white guy”

July 6, 2018 | | age discrimination, EEOC, employment discrimination, Uncategorized

“Old white guys”, the EEOC has your back: Seasons 52 restaurants have agreed to settle a class action age bias case to the tune of $3M.   According to its press release, the EEOC is particularly focused on age discrimination: “Although ageism is among the most common forms of employment discrimination, applicants who are turned down rarely know the reason why,”... Read More

Agnes Scott College may be held vicariously liable for actions of investigator in student sexual assault case – possibly opening the door for additional Title IX claims

June 28, 2018 | | Title IX

Schools beware – you may not be able to hide behind the actions of sexual misconduct investigators when the investigation goes awry.  That is the hard lesson handed down by the Georgia Court of Appeals in Agnes Scott College, Inc. v. Hartley, A18A0084.  That case involved a charge of sexual assault by one student against another student.  The charge was... Read More