Statement on Court Ruling Upholding Gainful Employment Regulation
For the fourth time, the U.S. Department of Education’s gainful employment rule has been upheld by a federal court. Today’s decision by Judge Rudolph Contreras denies the American Association of Cosmetology Schools’ (AACS) motion for a preliminary injunction, noting that AACS had “not provided any information” that would meet the ‘irreparable harm’ standard for a preliminary injunction.