Athletes, Wage and Hour, Sports

Trump U.S. Department of Education Rescinds Biden Administration NIL Title IX Guidance Previewing a Contentious 2025 for Title IX

Ice Miller on 2/21/2025

In a move that was expected, the Trump Administration’s new Department of Education (Department) rescinded the Biden Administration’s January 16, 2025, name, image, and likeness (NIL) guidance applying Title IX to NIL...more

Sports-Related Employment Law Updates in Puerto Rico

Littler on 10/9/2023

A new law in Puerto Rico provides several pay and anti-discrimination protections for athletes on account of their pregnancies. A separate sports-related employment law extends leave protections for eligible athletes, coaches...more

From Pay-to-Play to Paid-to-Play: How U.S. Laws Affect the Dynamics of Player Compensation: Flaster Greenberg

Flaster Greenberg PC on 7/26/2023

The issue of player compensation has permeated the women’s soccer global landscape since the beginning. As of late, the issue of equal pay has been top of mind since the USWNT achieved the settlement in 2022. The focus of...more

Batter Up! An Employer’s Winners-and-Losers Guide to the End of Baseball’s Lockout

Fisher Phillips on 3/14/2022

We were off by about 10 days. When we published An Employer’s Guide to the Baseball Lockout: Answering Your Questions About the First MLB Work Stoppage in Almost 30 Years way back at the beginning of December, we predicted...more

The Worlds of Sports and Tax Law Intersect During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Foster Garvey PC on 5/18/2020

During these trying times, especially with stay-at-home orders still in effect in most states, it is difficult not to over-focus on the uncertainty that lies ahead. Hopefully, we can find healthy distractions to refocus our...more

U.S. Women’s Soccer Team’s Equal Pay Fight Continues As They Defend Their Title As World Champions

FordHarrison on 7/3/2019

On March 8, 2019, all 28 players on the women’s national team, initiated a proposed class and collective action in the United States District Court for the Central District of California against the United States Soccer...more

Female Athletes Are Looking to Score Big with New Equal Pay Lawsuit

Orrick - Equal Pay Pulse on 4/2/2019

The world of professional sports has long grappled with criticism of the stark pay differences between male and female athletes – think Billie Jean King’s “equal pay for equal play” push. ...more

Paid in Singles for a Shot at the Big Leagues: Former Minor Leaguers Sue MLB for Wage-and-Hour Violations

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation on 2/25/2014

Spring training is just around the corner and major leaguers have already reported to their first workout. Meanwhile, an interesting development–three former minor leaguers have filed a lawsuit against Major League Baseball,...more

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