The Rights of School Employee-Coaches Under Title VII and Title IX in Educational Athletic Programs

Kim Turner, The Rights of School Employee Coaches Under Title VII and Title IX in Educational Athletic Programs, 32 ABA J. Labor & Empl. L. 229, 231 (2017).

“This Article explores how these considerations affect whether coaches should proceed under Title VII, Title IX, or both. Part I provides background on Title VII and Title IX and discusses how Title IX requires gender equity in athletics in federally funded educational institutions. Part II explains what factors coaches should consider when deciding to bring Title VII and Title IX claims, such as varying patterns of discrimination; varying approaches to suits, goals, and implications; administrative exhaustion differences; the scope of actions and relief; and standards and treatment of retaliation under each statute. Part III examines courts’ divergence concerning whether Title VII preempts claims under Title IX. The Article concludes by highlighting the ramifications of proceeding under Title VII, Title IX, or both.”