News & Analysis as of

Name and Likeness National Labor Relations Board Educational Institutions

Fisher Phillips

2025 Summer Reading List for Educational Leaders

Fisher Phillips on

Another school year is winding down, and educational leaders perhaps have never been more ready for summer break. From the Trump administration’s significant policy shifts to deeply consequential litigation playing out to...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Film Room: updates on House implementation, DOE and NLRB

It was another busy week of courtroom and regulatory activity in college athletics. In this week’s Film Room, we share important takeaways regarding: - House implementation committee update - Department of Education’s...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

NCAA Answers Some House Questions, Leaves Others Up in the Air

Husch Blackwell LLP on

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) updated its House Settlement Question and Answer document on December 9, 2024, giving insight into how the NCAA is preparing for the settlement’s potential approval (see our...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

Organized Labor Ups the Ante with Push to Turn Student-Athletes Into Employees

CDF Labor Law LLP on

The ongoing battle to turn NCAA student-athletes into employees continued this week. As reported here early this year, in February, Laura Sacks, Regional Director of Region 1 of the National Labor Relations Board, issued a...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Legal Update: NCAA Athletes As Employees Of Their Schools Gains Momentum In Federal Court And The NLRB

Robinson & Cole LLP on

Introduction - In the past three years, groundbreaking legal and structural changes have shaken collegiate sports. In June 2021, a unanimous Supreme Court held in NCAA v. Alston, 594 U.S. 69 (2021), that the NCAA and some...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Cash for College Athletes, NIL Only Scratches the Surface

Robinson & Cole LLP on

Allowing college athletes to be paid for their name, image, and likeness (NIL) has changed college sports, but several decisions that are due in the coming months could make college sports unrecognizable. First, several...more

Fisher Phillips

Workplace Law Forecast 2024 - Your workplace law recap for 2023 and predictions for 2024 to help you prepare for the coming year.

Fisher Phillips on

When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

From “Student-Athletes” to “Players”: ‎A Review of the 2021 Legal ‎Developments Shaping a New ‎Reality of College Sports

Troutman Pepper Locke on

The year 2021 marked a watershed in the legal relationship between college athletes, their institutions, and the NCAA. On June 21, the United States Supreme Court unanimously struck down NCAA rules restricting the amount...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

The Ramifications of College Athletes Being “Employees”

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on

Consider this: the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board has opined that some student-athletes at the collegiate level are “employees” for purposes of the right to engage in protected concerted activity, and...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

NLRB GC Memo Says Certain College Athletes Are Employees, Have Right to Unionize

Key Points - The NLRB’s General Counsel issued a memorandum providing her position that the NLRA protects student-athletes who “perform services for their colleges and the NCAA, in return for compensation” and are...more

10 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide