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DOE 2020 Title IX Sexual Harassment Regulations
Foster v. Board of Regents of University of Michigan, No. 19-1314 (6th Cir. 2020)
Foster v. Board of Regents of University of Michigan
A female student in state university’s off-site executive Master of Business Administration (MBA) program brought action against university, its board of regents, and its dean, alleging that a male student sexually harassed plaintiff, and asserting Title IX claim for gender-based discrimination arising from deliberate indifference to student-on-student sexual harassment. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, granted summary judgment to defendants. Plaintiff appealed. Sixth Circuit reversed and remanded.
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David C. Yamada, The Employment Law Rights of Student Interns
David C. Yamada, The Employment Law Rights of Student Interns, 35 Conn. L. Rev. 215 (2002).
“Large and growing numbers of post-secondary students are working in internships for little or no pay, often while giving up the legal rights of most employees. This article examines the employment law rights of student interns, especially with regard to minimum wage standards and discrimination law.”
Doe v. Mercy Catholic Medical Center, 850 F.3d 545 (3d Cir. 2017)
Doe v. Mercy Catholic Medical Center, 850 F.3d 545 (3d Cir. 2017).
In this 3rd Circuit decision, the court concludes that an employee may litigate a Title IX discrimination claim independent of or concurrent with a Title VII claim.
O’Connor v. Davis, 126 F.3d 112 (2d Cir. 1997)
O’Connor v. Davis, 126 F.3d 112 (2d Cir. 1997).
Plaintiff interning with Rockland hospital as a student a Maymount College could not succeed under Title VII claim nor a Title IX claim because she was not considered an “employee” and because Rockland was not considered an “education institution.”
Legal Limbo of The Student Intern: The Responsibility of Colleges and Universities to Protect Student Interns Against Sexual Harassment
“Professors Cynthia Grant Bowman and MaryBeth Lipp explore how some student interns may fall through the gaps between Title VII and Title IX. They demonstrate that under current law, no one may be held liable for the sexual harassment of unpaid student interns. They emphasize, however, that Title IX should address this problem.”
Pew Research Center: Online Harassment (2017)
Maeve Duggan, Pew Research Center: Online Harassment (2017)
This recent study shows that two-thirds of young adults ages 18-29 have been subject to some type of online sexual harassment, and this behavior disproportionately targets women, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, and those with disabilities
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