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Monthly Archives: June 2020

Debbie Osgood Elected as Program Committee Chair for Associated Colleges of Illinois

Debbie Osgood has been elected to serve as the Program Committee Chair for the Associated Colleges of Illinois (ACI). ACI is a network of 22 private independent colleges and universities located in urban, suburban and rural communities throughout Illinois.  ACI supports member institutions by helping to advance independent liberal arts […]

  Jun 24, 2020  |  By    |   On Education

Legal Alert: Supreme Court holds that Title VII prohibits discrimination based on Sexual Orientation or Transgender Status (Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia)

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in a 6-3 decision that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits employment discrimination because of “sex” for LGBTQ employees. The landmark decision—penned by Justice Gorsuch and joined in full by Justice Breyer, Ginsburg, Kagan, Sotomayor, and Chief Justice Roberts—unequivocally provides that when […]

  Jun 16, 2020  |  By    |   On Education

HMBR’s New Title IX Compliance Webpage

  Check out our new HMBR webpage:  Title IX Compliance.  This new webpage provides easy access to key Title IX legal documents, including the final Title IX regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Education last month.  The final regulations will require that by August 14, 2020, schools make significant […]

  Jun 8, 2020  |  By    |   On Compliance - Title IX