Black Gay DEI Officer Advances Suit Against University of Toledo

The University of Toledo failed to convince a federal judge that a former faculty member who served as a DEI officer was too late with claims he was discriminated against because he’s Black and gay.

The university argued Aarion Gross didn’t timely exhaust his presuit remedies because it had informed him nearly six months prior to the date his termination became effective that his contract wouldn’t be renewed. Gross’ time to file a bias charge with federal or state civil rights authorities was measured from the day he received notice of its adverse employment decision and Gross didn’t file his ...