SCOTUS will examine scope of Title IX protections and whether civil rights law covers work bias claims

"The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to weigh whether federally funded school employees can privately sue for sex discrimination under Title IX of the 1972 Educational Amendments Act, an issue that divides lower courts."

"The justices granted the request to examine a decision from the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Atlanta that Title IX only provides a private right of action for students, not employees."

"The 11th Circuit ruled that Congress intended Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act to be the only appropriate remedy for school employees to bring bias claims."

"The case centers on MaChelle Joseph, who was fired from her job as a women's basketball coach at the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2019 after filing a complaint alleging discrimination against the basketball team and her over the limited resources compared with the men's team."

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review whether federally funded school employees may bring private lawsuits for sex discrimination under Title IX. The Court will consider a decision from the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta that held Title IX provides a private right of action for students, not employees. The issue has produced conflicting rulings among federal appellate courts. The 11th Circuit concluded that Congress intended Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act to be the appropriate remedy for school employees asserting bias claims. The case involves MaChelle Joseph, a women’s basketball coach at the Georgia Institute of Technology who was fired in 2019 after alleging discrimination related to limited resources compared with the men’s team.

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