Contractor may sue for retaliation under Title IX
A sports psychologist who has a contract with a university to provide services to student athletes has standing to sue the university for retaliation under the anti-discrimination provisions of Title IX when the university has stopped referring students to her after she reported incidents of abuse. A federal District Court in Illinois has ruled that she is within the “zone-of-interests” to be protected by the statute. Jenny Conviser provided mental health services to student-athletes, managers, trainers, coaches and other staff of DePaul University in Chicago. Under her contract, the University could refer students to her and the University would pay for her services. She was also asked to...
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