Quinnipiac Title IX College Faculty and Staff Lawyer
The administrators of federally funded colleges and universities have an obligation to prevent sex-based discrimination from negatively impacting anyone on school grounds and/or participating in school activities. This means that in addition to protecting students from sexual harassment, sexual assault, and loss of equal opportunities on the basis of sex or gender identity, institutions like Quinnipiac University also have to protect their own faculty and staff members from similar discrimination.
That said, Title IX proceedings tend to work somewhat differently in practice when they center around complaints filed by faculty members as opposed to students, as any experienced Title IX attorney can tell you. For that reason, among many others, you should strongly consider seeking help from a Quinnipiac Title IX college faculty and staff lawyer to seek Title IX remedies as a professor, assistant, or other type of employee at Quinnipiac.
When Can Faculty Members File Title IX Complaints?
If you were sexually assaulted by a student, faculty member, or administrator at Quinnipiac, you have a right to file a Title IX complaint with the school’s administration and the right to pursue criminal charges regardless of whether you work for or attend the university. You also may have grounds to file a Title IX complaint as a Quinnipiac staff or faculty member over various other actions which may not violate the Connecticut Penal Code on their own, such as:
- Sexually inappropriate comments, jokes, or gestures made by other staff members or administrators.
- Quid pro quo harassment, or conditioning things like promotions or tenure either implicitly or explicitly on the provision of sexual favors.
- Inequity in family leave provided to male versus female employees.
- Denying funding or other advancement opportunities based on gender and/or pregnancy status.
Many of these instances of sexual discrimination can be uniquely difficult to prove which is a big reason why working with a skilled attorney can be so important to case success.
The Rights of a Title IX Respondent
Legal counsel can also assist faculty and staff members at Quinnipiac who are accused by a student or other faculty member of committing a Title IX violation.. Once a Title IX complaint progresses to the point of a formal investigation, the person named in the complaint is known as the “respondent,” and they have the right to select a single person to serve as their “advisor” during ensuing case proceedings.
Notably, Title IX respondents at Quinnipiac do not have the right to a trial by their peers, and they are instead beholden to the disciplinary proceedings outlined in the university’s Title IX policy. Furthermore, Title IX respondents who are currently staff or faculty members at Quinnipiac may be subject to remedies established on behalf of the “complainant” which may seriously interfere with their professional career while an investigation is ongoing. Working with a qualified lawyer can be key to minimizing the degree to which that happens until after a formal hearing.
Contact a Quinnipiac Title IX College Faculty and Staff Attorney Today
Handling a Title IX claim in a proactive way can be difficult regardless of which side of that claim you are on or what the claim is about. Even by those standards, though, cases involving faculty and staff members tend to be both legally and practically complex, especially if they involve allegations of a criminal act like sexual assault.
Guidance from a Quinnipiac Title IX college faculty and staff lawyer can make a world of difference in your ability to handle your Title IX proceedings as effectively as possible. Call Mark Sherman Law today to set up a confidential meeting, and see what past clients have said about working with us by reading the 300+ verified reviews on our Avvo.com profile here.