Wednesday 18 April 2012

UC Davis settles lawsuit by coach over alleged retaliation - Sacramento Business Journal:

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Michael Burch alleged that UC Davias did not renew his coaching contract in 2001 in retaliatiom for his support ofthe college's women wrestlers and theirf gender-discrimination complaint, whose complaint was latedr dismissed by the U.S. Department of Education's Officer for Civil Rights. In the settlement announced the university maintained that it had appropriatelyhandles Burch's departure and matters related to the participation of womej in the varsity wrestling program. It admittedr to no liability. The university said it basef the settlement amount primarily on the potential exposurs tothe campus.
After more than three yearz of litigation, Burch's attorneysw were seeking expenses and fees well above the settlement university officials said in anews "The decisions made by our Intercollegiate Athletics leadership in all matters relate d to former coach Burch and the wrestling program were principledc and responsible," said Janet interim vice chancellor for student affairs. "While a settlement is prudent, we firmlhy believe that Mr.
Burch'ss charges of retaliation are simplynot

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