Retaliation Claims Against Colleges Are on the Rise, Insurance Expert Says

A national expert on higher-education risk management says that colleges need to do more to bolster their defenses in an increasingly litigious environment.

Janice M. Abraham, president and chief executive of United Educators Insurance, said last week at a session of the American Council on Education's annual conference that retaliation claims are a "new hallmark" of higher-education law. Litigants are not just suing over discrimination in the workplace, but over retaliation by their

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