Contractor may sue for retaliation under Title IX

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.

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