On July 24, 2025, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order: Save College Sports (the “Order”), which outlines federal guidelines and positions on the evolving landscape of student-athlete compensation for name, image,...more
Former Division I student-athletes may soon hear the final whistle of the consolidated class action they brought against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and five of its conferences in 2020 to eliminate...more
On Feb. 12, 2025, the Trump administration rescinded the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights’ guidance on how it planned to analyze name, image and likeness (NIL) activity under Title IX of the Education...more
On Jan. 16, 2025, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued guidance regarding how it will analyze name, image and likeness (NIL) activity under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The...more
On Dec. 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Education withdrew its proposed rulemaking regarding the application of sex-related criteria to participation on athletic teams under Title IX....more
On July 11, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued its long-awaited decision in Johnson, et al. v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, et al., holding that college athletes may be employees under...more
On April 17, 2024, the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Division I Council unanimously adopted a proposal that allows NCAA member schools to provide assistance in supporting name, image and likeness (NIL) activities...more
The NCAA Division I Council recently adopted new rules on disclosure requirements for third-party name, image and likeness (NIL) agreements and voluntary registration for NIL service providers (sports agents, financial...more
As McGuireWoods reported in December 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regional office in Los Angeles found an unfair labor practice charge filed by the National College Players against the NCAA, Pac-12...more
In November 2022, McGuireWoods reported on the evolving framework surrounding student-athletes’ ability to profit from their names, images and likenesses (NIL). Recent developments have given new life to the NIL legal...more
As McGuireWoods reported on Feb. 8, 2022, the National College Players Association filed an unfair labor practice (ULP) charge with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against the NCAA, Pac-12 Conference, University of...more
The framework surrounding student-athletes’ ability to profit from their name, image and likeness (NIL) continues to evolve. Within the last several weeks, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) issued additional...more
The California State Senate’s education committee is set to vote on SB-1401, the College Athlete Race and Gender Equity Act, which would require colleges and universities to compensate athletes in their revenue-generating...more
As McGuireWoods reported previously, on Feb. 3, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit agreed to hear an interlocutory appeal on the question of whether Division I student athletes can be employees of their...more