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EEOC Releases Updated Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace
On April 29, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission published its final Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace. The guidance, which is effective immediately, was posted for public comment in October 2023, and the agency received over 37,000...
2024 Title IX Rules Are Out
As of 5:00 A.M. today, April 19, 2024, the 2024 Title IX Final Rules on sex-based harassment and discrimination were made available. These are the final rules, but the publication is “unofficial.” Official publication in the Federal Register is forthcoming. The...
Reaches Resolution of Pregnancy Discrimination Complaint at Hinds Community College in Mississippi
In April OCR announced the resolution of a pregnancy discrimination complaint at Hinds Community College in Mississippi. OCR found that the college violated Title IX in two ways: first, it failed to properly support the student with services and academic adjustments...
OCR Reaches Resolution of Harassment Investigations in Two School Districts
The Department of Education entered into two publicly released resolution agreements with school districts thus far 2024. In January the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) resolved a complaint of antisemitic harassment against a student with the Red Clay Consolidated...
In Focus: Massachusetts Survey Requirements
By Roma Shah and Joseph Storch The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to better understand the impact of sexual and interpersonal violence and harassment among students, requires that all colleges and universities conduct climate surveys at least every four years....
Welcome Blaze Bowers, our New Regional Director of Client Relations & Engagement—Southeast Region
We are pleased to announce our newest Regional Director of Client Relations & Engagement, Blaze Bowers. Blaze will serve prospective and current clients in the southeast region in his role at Grand River Solutions.Blaze is an experienced executive and...
Department of Education Releases New Resources About Asthma, Diabetes, Food Allergies, GERD.
On February 20, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released informational resources that inform students with disabilities, their families, and schools of their legal rights under Section 504. The resources describe the Section 504 protections...
A Guide to Compliance With New York State Education Law Articles 129-A and 129-B Submissions
Meeting the July 1, 2024 Deadline
By Andrea Stagg, Bill Boerner, and Joseph Storch, Grand River Solutions
January 2024
In Brief: Every ten years, public and private higher education institutions in New York State that are chartered by the Regents or created by an act of the Legislature and maintain a campus in the Empire State must submit to the State Education Department (SED) a full certification, including all relevant policies, under New York State Education Law Articles 129-a and 129-b.
OIRA is Now Reviewing the (Unreleased) 2024 Final Title IX Rule
As of Feb 2, the 2024 Final Title IX Rule on Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex is under review with OIRA, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. OIRA is a division of the Office of Management and Budget, which is part of the Executive Office of the President. In our March article we anticipated that this review was a required part of this regulatory process, and that we likely would not see final rules without this step.
The Department of Education’s Regulatory Agenda for Spring 2024 and Beyond
The regulatory agenda reports on the Biden Administration’s plan for upcoming agency actions. A review of the plan for the Department of Education indicates a busy spring on a range of topics, including nondiscrimination. Remember that the dates on the agenda are...