Well, the Preamble to the Final Rule says “no;” the 2020 Title IX Regulations are not retroactive for sexual harassment that occurred before the August 14, 2020 effective date of those Regulations.
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Do the Title IX Regulations Apply Retroactively?
March 24th, 2022Are Institutions Liable Under Title IX For Sexual Assault by Third Parties?
January 31st, 2022The Third Circuit acknowledged that OCR guidance documents are not the applicable standard in 2022. They are superseded by the 2020 Title IX Regulations. However, the 2020 Regulations also require that for Title IX liability to attach to the institution, the institution must have substantial control over the context in which the sexual harassment occurs and substantial control over the alleged harasser, identified in the 2020 Regulations as the “respondent.”
ACLU Fires First Volley Against Betsy DeVos and Dept of Ed over New Title IX Rules
June 19th, 2020These new rules, ACLU contends, will make it easier for colleges and universities to ignore allegations of sexual harassment and assault. The new rules to which ACLU specifically objects start with the definition of sexual harassment to which an institution must respond.
Department of Education Issues New Title IX Regulations, Finally
May 20th, 2020Contrary to the former Dear Colleague Letters issued by OCR, which were considered by the Office for Management and Budget to be “significant guidance,” the new rules will carry the force of law.
The Newest Pleading Under Title IX: Pre-Assault Claims
February 27th, 2020Dubbed the “pre-assault” claim, successful pleading would hold colleges and universities liable under Title IX for policies and practices that encourage or make more likely sexual assaults of female students on their campuses.
New Spin on Title IX Claim in M.D. PA Court
December 11th, 2019The Title IX claim had been brought by a woman who alleged she was raped by three Gettysburg students at an alcohol-fueled party.
Confucius Says… Better Report or Else!
November 4th, 2019In what the U.S. Government Accountability Office characterizes in its Report to Congress as a “soft-power” initiative, China has financially supported Confucius Institutes in colleges and universities in 44 states, as well as in K-12 school districts.
Who Is a “Person” Under Title IX: Conflict Coming?
September 16th, 2019A growing number of court decisions in various jurisdictions that are refusing to recognize causes of action under Title IX brought by individuals sexually assaulted at colleges and universities.
Defining Who Is a “Person” Under Title IX
July 26th, 2019Sexual assault is considered to be discrimination on the basis of sex, and individuals who experience sexual assault may bring a Title IX claim against the educational institution if the institution is deliberately indifferent to the assault.
Department of Education Releases New Title IX Regulations
June 30th, 2022On June 23, 2022, fifty years to the day after President Nixon signed Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Dr. Miguel Cardona, President Biden’s Secretary of Education, announced the much-anticipated 2022 Title IX Regulations, the fulfillment of Biden’s March 8, 2020 Executive Order guaranteeing an educational environment free from sex discrimination for all students.
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