For years, in most parts of the country employees who work at schools or colleges that receive federal funding could personally sue their employer for sex discrimination under Title IX. However, on May 18th the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that could change that.
In Thomas Crowther v. Board of Regents of University System of Georgia, justices will decide whether school employees have a right to privately sue if their employer fails to enforce Title IX, the federal civil rights statute that protects students and employees against sex-based discrimination in federally funded education programs.
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