Gainful Employment Lawsuit Update

Late last month, we informed you that two AACS member schools—Ogle School of Beauty and Tricoci University of Beauty Culture—filed a second lawsuit against the Department seeking to enjoin and overturn the rule. This second case is in the same court and in front of the same judge as the case brought by AACS. The cases are largely the same, except that the Ogle/Tricoci Case is seeking a preliminary injunction (a “PI”). If successful, the PI would prevent the Department from enforcing the rule as soon as June 2023. 

AACS is fully supportive of the PI motion brought by these two AACS member schools. If successful, the PI has the potential to immediately benefit AACS members and give a significant boost to our efforts to bring an end to this detrimental rule. We are monitoring the progress of the PI closely, and our legal team is in communication with the legal team for Ogle and Tricoci. AACS is ready to provide any assistance necessary to give the PI motion the best chance of success.



We will provide further updates as this matter continues to develop.