Hartford Title IX College Faculty and Staff Lawyer
As a faculty or staff member at a federally funded educational institution, you have the same right to file a Title IX complaint over sex-based discrimination as every student at that school does. Conversely, you also may be accused of violating someone else’s Title IX rights, just like a student could be, and face serious sanctions determined entirely by your employer as opposed to a state court. Either way, guidance from a Hartford Title IX college faculty and staff lawyer will help you handle your case as proactively as possible and give you the best possible chances of securing a favorable outcome.
What Rights Do Faculty and Staff Members Have Under Title IX?
In addition to providing equal educational, athletic, and extracurricular opportunities to students, federally funded schools subject to Title IX must also create a working environment for employees that is free of all forms of sex-based discrimination. This includes not only proactively preventing sexual harassment and/or violence against faculty and staff members, but also preventing discrimination based on sex in the context of hiring decisions, promotions, provision of tenure, and access to career-related resources.
So, if you were passed over for a preferred role or terminated from your employment at a Hartford-area university specifically and directly because of your sex or gender identity, you may have grounds to file a Title IX complaint as a faculty or staff member. Likewise, you also have the same right any student does to file a complaint over an act of sexual assault committed against you by another faculty or staff member or by a student. Our attorneys can help you explore your options and offer preliminary guidance about next steps to take during a confidential consultation.
Facing a Title IX Investigation as a College Professor or Employee
Conversely, faculty and staff members can also be named as respondents in Title IX complaints filed by students over alleged forms of sex-based discrimination, such as showing in-class preference to students of a specific gender, unequal grading of assignments, and any form of direct sexual harassment or violence. One notable difference in how cases like this proceed compared to those based on complaints filed against students is the possibility of being put on administrative leave as a faculty and staff member.
While this would not interfere with your short-term income, being put on administrative leave while a Title IX complaint against you is investigated can be immensely disruptive to both your personal and professional life, to say nothing of how consequential suspension, loss of tenure, or termination at the end of such an investigation could be. Once again, support from seasoned lawyers with years of experience helping faculty and staff members in Hartford handle Title IX matters can be crucial to challenging a complaint of this nature in the most proactive and effective way possible.
Speak with a Hartford Title IX College Faculty and Staff Attorney Today
Working at a college or university can be stressful even under the best of circumstances, but being involved in a Title IX investigation as a complainant or as a respondent can be its own unique type of strain. On top of that, the outcome of this type of case could fundamentally alter the course of your career in numerous ways—sometimes, even if your school’s Title IX investigation concludes that there is not enough evidence to substantiate the allegation(s) at the heart of your case.
Whether you are looking to effectively enforce your Title IX rights or effectively challenge an accusation of sex-based discrimination levied against you, a Hartford Title IX college faculty and staff lawyer’s assistance is invaluable from the beginning to the end of the disciplinary process. Call today to learn how our team here at Mark Sherman Law can help you, or see what past clients have said about working with us by visiting our Avvo.com profile here.