Ann Juliano
Professor of Law | Charles Widger School of Law Villanova University
- Villanova PA
Ann Juliano, JD, is an expert in employment law and discrimination, sexual harassment and discrimination and dress codes.
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Areas of Expertise
Biography
Education
University of Pennsylvania
BA
Cornell Law School
JD
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Ambassador, Girls Take Charge
Empowers girls to develop key life and leadership skills through experiences and lessons that engage and energize them.
Affiliations
- Bar/bri lecturer on Title VII, Age Discrimination in Employment Act and Americans with Disabilities Act for annual bar exam review course (2006-present)
- Thomson Reuters: Author of anti-harassment in the workplace training (2010-present)
Select Media Appearances
Federal judges order Trump administration to reinstate fired government workers
KYW Newsradio radio
2025-03-14
Villanova Law Professor Ann Juliano said despite the judges' order, the Trump administration can ultimately get what it wants if it doesn’t carry out the layoffs through the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
“It’s not the case that the agencies can’t lay off people; it just didn’t happen the correct way,” said Juliano.
Mayor Parker stands by return to office deadline for Philadelphia city workers
6 ABC tv
2024-07-10
Villanova Law Professor Ann Juliano says, in the end, the lawsuit will win or lose on one legal point: whether this decision falls under the collective bargaining agreement the city made with the unions.
"Their argument might be, 'We don't have to bargain over this because this was never a formal condition of work,'" Juliano said. "If the judge says this is a condition of work that has to be collectively bargained, then the city violated that provision."
Central Bucks school district will pay ex-superintendent $712,000 following buyout vote
NBC 10 tv
2023-11-15
The Central Bucks School District will pay its former superintendent $712,000 following a vote by the school board to buy out his contract. The Republican majority board was ousted earlier this month and new board will take over in a few weeks. The vote left many parents and taxpayers outraged.
Ann Juliano, a professor of law at Villanova University, said that while it appears the board did not act with the full knowledge of the entire board, the separation agreement might have to stand.
Op-ed: Pennsylvania House bill seeks to prop up gun-rights groups like NRA
The Philadelphia Inquirer
2019-10-03
Sometimes, the goal sought by a piece of legislation is clear. Sometimes it isn’t. Take House Bill 1066, which was just one of several bills approved last week by the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee that could weaken gun reforms in the state.
Fired Black Law Professor May Sue D.C. Law School
Bloomberg
2019-06-14
“This decision, at the simplest level, says universities should be treated the same as other employers,” Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law professor Ann Juliano said in an email. It might also remove one obstacle professors face when challenging tenure decisions in court, Juliano said.
Hope Solo’s Pay Bias Lawsuit to Stay Apart From Teammates’
Bloomberg
2019-06-06
Two lawsuits alleging the U.S. Soccer Federation discriminates in how it pays women’s and men’s team members won’t be combined, a judicial panel that oversees multidistrict litigation ruled.
