Is NWSL merger ahead?
Last week, a reported 97 percent of players in the United Soccer League Super League voted to unionize and be represented by the USL Players Association. The unionization comes in the middle of the...more
There’s a flag on the play. Professional sports is merit-based. Their highly competitive nature requires teams to retain only the most highly skilled players. Failure to do so will be apparent in the team’s win-loss record. ...more
The players say, “No thanks.”
Florida and California are seen as polar opposites when it comes to policy and lawmaking. However, there is at least one thing they seem to agree on – minor league baseball players should be...more
2/27/2024
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You can’t please everyone. Two-thirds of players in the National Football League are Black, a number that has not materially changed for decades. However, the coaching ranks have never reflected the demographics of the...more
In a February 5 decision, Laura A. Sacks, the Regional Director for Region 01 of the National Labor Relations Board, concluded that the men’s basketball student-athletes for Dartmouth College are employees for purposes of the...more
Parents of ball player will get their day in court.
Ryan Costello was a promising young baseball player. After being drafted in the 31st round of the 2017 Major League Baseball Draft by the Seattle Mariners, and later...more
Open for negotiations.
Since the U.S. Supreme Court decided in the Federal Baseball case of 1922 that baseball was not interstate commerce, Major League Baseball has enjoyed an exemption from antitrust law.
The Supreme...more
The CBA controls.
EDITOR’S NOTE: A version of this post was previously published as an article in Hackney Publications’ Sports Litigation Alert.
A federal court in California has granted a motion by the National...more
Employees have a right to privacy.
Mike Babcock is one of the most successful coaches in the National Hockey League. He has won 700 games with three different teams and led the Detroit Red Wings to the Stanley Cup in the...more
Sometimes "irrationality" can be rational.
It is obvious that players in the National Football League face significant risks to their health in playing professional football. The nature and probabilities of those risks has...more
Safety isn't always first.
Mike Rowe, the host of the popular television show “Dirty Jobs,” used to joke about employees in hazardous jobs saying “safety first.” In his opinion, that was never true – or they would not be...more
Will Congress go for it?
On April 3, Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association agreed to the first-ever collective bargaining agreement covering minor league baseball players. As I previously discussed, this...more
Here’s the rundown on the likely candidates.
The NFL Players Association’s Board of Player Representatives will reportedly be meeting in June to consider and potentially vote on a new Executive Director to replace...more
Whom does the union represent?
The National Basketball Association and the National Basketball Players Association, the players’ union, recently agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement. The negotiations and...more
That's a good thing.
On April 1, the National Basketball Association and National Basketball Players Association announced that they had reached an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement. The new deal, which...more
Who can negotiate on his behalf?
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is one of the most skilled and exciting players in the National Football League. In 2019, he threw for 36 touchdowns and ran for seven more on his...more
There is a better option.
A recent report from the government of the United Kingdom proposing a governmental regulatory body to oversee English football (what Americans know as soccer) should be perplexing for those who...more
The non-statutory labor exemption might help some employers.
On January 5, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission issued a proposed rule that, if implemented, would ban nearly all post-employment covenants not to compete...more
1/11/2023
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The game has changed.
On August 29, the Major League Baseball Players Association, the union representing players in Major League Baseball, announced that it was assisting players in Minor League Baseball in seeking to...more
The leagues are not necessarily of one mind.
The participation of transgender and non-binary individuals in competitive sports is a controversial topic. Sports organizations at various levels have struggled to balance...more
Did the NFL drop the ball with Jon Gruden?
Last week, I posted about the unsuccessful motion of the National Football League to compel Jon Gruden, former head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders, to arbitrate his claims in a...more