US Department of Education will investigate charge that UNC-Chapel Hill improperly handled sexual assault claims
On March 1, the Office of Civil Rights of the US Department of Education sent a letter to University Chancellor Holden Thorp stating that it will open an investigation into a complaint made by five women that UNC Chapel Hill administrators have a pattern of failing to handle sexual assault claims properly. The five women, who include current and former students and a former UNC administrator, filed their complaint in January, alleging that their civil rights, and the civil rights of other women on campus, were violated. UNC officials deny the charges, but after the complaint was filed,...
Read MoreUnited States Supreme Court High Season Begins
Although the Surpreme Court issues opinions throughout its term, many come out towards the back end of the term, which concludes in June. In the last couple of weeks, the Court has issued several decisions which touch on employment law: In Conkirght v. Frommert, the 5-3 majority upheld the company’s denial of pension benefits to former employees. Write-up here. In Perdue v. Kenny A., the 5-4 majority rejected the trial court’s calculations of the appropriate amount of attorneys’ fees for the prevailing plaintiff in a civil rights case. Write-up here. In Stolt-Nielsen...
Read More
