120-Minute Recording of Audio Online Seminar • Originally Broadcast April 25, 2008 • $249

In retaliation lawsuits, whistleblowers claim that they have been punished for bringing a campus problem to light. For example, a staff member who has lodged a sexual harassment complaint against a supervisor might also claim that she’s now being punished—perhaps being denied a raise—as payback. Now she has two reasons to take the campus to court.

Courts are taking these lawsuits seriously. In 2004, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a coach could sue for retaliation after allegedly being fired for lodging a Title IX complaint. This decision unleashed a wave of retaliation cases from university employees who say they were punished for complaining about racial discrimination, First Amendment violations, and financial improprieties, among other issues.

This seminar will examine how retaliation claims have come to be one of higher education’s most pressing legal issues, as well as what you can do to prevent claims from arising at your own institution.

Knowledge benefits for you:
• Review the legal history of retaliation claims in higher education, including the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2004 Jackson v. Birmingham decision, as well as more current cases
• Learn what conditions tend to give rise to retaliation claims
• Understand how the risk of retaliation claims should affect your institutions’ policy and legal duties
• Discover how to protect your campus from retaliation claims
• Receive handouts to use for future reference

Who will benefit from this seminar:
• Student affairs administrators
• Judicial administrators
• University legal counsel
• Risk managers
• Residential life administrators
• Campus law enforcement
• Human resources personnel
• Athletics staff and coaches
• Facilities management staff
• Campus EEO/AA personnel
• Business and finance administrators
• Academic deans and assistant deans
• Provosts

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Featured Higher Education Presenters:

Saundra Schuster, J.D.

Brett Sokolow, J.D.

120-Minute Recording of Audio Online Seminar • Originally Broadcast April 25, 2008 • $249

Available in CD or print transcript format. The CD contains an audio presentation with PowerPoint and can be viewed on any standard computer equipped with Windows Media Player. Our CDs are not compatible with Macintosh computer systems. Presenter's handouts are included as a PDF on CDs and in hard copy with transcript purchases.