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PEGGY WEEKS wrote:
>
> Strengths of Title IX involve its institution-wide coverage for ed
> institutions receiving fed dollars as well as the feature that the injured
> party does not have to file a Title IX complaint. The injured party, under
> Title IX, does not have to notify the ed institution, but can file directly w/
> OCR or court. Title VII, as part of the Civil Right Act, is more limited in
> scope. It is under Title VII that the concept of sexual harassment as sex
> discrimination was adopted by the judiciary. With the most recent US
> Supreme Court decision (and the ones that will also be announced this
> term), the case law under Title VII is quite interesting. The regs
> governing Title VII are quite prescriptive as to how an injured party must
> proceed to file a Title VII complaint. Injured parties must exhaust local
> remedies, the EEOC investigates (or the state version of the EEOC if
> there is a deferral agreement in effect). This can either be a strength or
> weakness. It all depends. Enuf for now. Take care out there! :-)
>
> PEGGY WEEKS <peggy_w@nde4.nde.state.ne.us>
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> >>> Linda Purrington <lpurring@earthlink.net> 03/05/98 09:59pm >>>
>
> Thanks! And perhaps you would be willing to clarify some of the
> differences in strength of Title IX and Title VII? I think this is an
important
> concept for people to understand. Our hometown paper is still referring
> to Title IX as a sports law. Linda Purrington
> <lpurring@earthlink.net>
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> PEGGY WEEKS wrote:
> > > Am enjoying the open discussion about Title IX, Title VII and the 14th
> > Amendment. Just want to clarify a legal citation: Title IX is cited as
Title
> IX
> > of the 1972 Education Amendments to the Higher Education Act. Title
> IX
> > is NOT part of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII is part of the Civil
> > Rights Act of 1964. Title IX deals with education and ed agencies
> > receiving fed dollars. Title VII deals with a broader definition of
> > discrimination (more protected classes covered) and deals with
> > employment discrimination involving employers w/ 15 or more
> employees.
> > I stress this because there is a great deal of confusion "out there"
> about
> > these statutes. To cite the wrong one can be disasterous. :-)
> > > PEGGY WEEKS <peggy_w@nde4.nde.state.ne.us>