Supreme Court to decide if Title IX discrimination protections include employees
The Supreme Court will hear a case regarding whether employees of federally funded schools can sue for sex discrimination under Title IX. This follows claims by a women’s basketball coach and an art professor who allege discrimination and unfair treatment. The case could have significant implications for the enforcement of Title IX and similar anti-discrimination laws.
- ▪The Supreme Court granted review of Crowther v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
- ▪The case involves claims of sex discrimination by a women’s basketball coach and an art professor.
- ▪The federal appeals court previously dismissed both cases, stating Title IX does not provide an implied right of action for employment discrimination.
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The Supreme Court announced Monday it will hear a case determining if employees of a federally funded school may sue for sex discrimination under Title IX, something students at those schools may already do under federal law. The high court granted review of Crowther v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia in its orders list, adding the case to its oral argument schedule for its next term. The case stems from a pair of sex discrimination claims brought by a women’s basketball coach at Georgia Tech, MaChelle Joseph, and an Augusta University art professor, Thomas Crowther, under Title IX, which were consolidated at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.
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