College Basketball Players Can Bring Sexual Orientation Claim Under Federal Law, And Why Employers Should Pay Attention

In the months since the EEOC’s landmark ruling in Baldwin v Foxx (which we blogged about here), the looming question has been: Would federal courts adopt the Commission’s position that claims of sexual orientation discrimination were cognizable under Title VII? While there is not yet a definitive answer to that question, a recent decision from the Central District of California addressing sexual orientation under Title IX suggests that there is at least a modicum of judicial support for the reasoning of Baldwin.

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