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NLRB Acting General Counsel Rescinds Biden-Era Guidance

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On February 14, the Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), William Cowen, issued a memo (GC 25-05) that rescinds a long list of memos by the previous General Counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo. Although...more

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Legal Update: Federal Court Acknowledges Catch-22 Involving FERPA and the NLRA

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While union organizing among students flourished under President Biden’s labor board, colleges and universities face unresolved issues, including compliance with other federal laws.[1] In Vanderbilt University v. National...more

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Unions Call Time Out on College Athletes, but Campus Organizing Plays On

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The Dartmouth Men’s Basketball team, represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 560, requested to withdraw its petition to unionize on December 31, 2024. The petition, approved by the National Labor...more

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You Can’t Miss a Shot If You Don’t Show Up to the Game: Union Pulls Petition to Unionize Dartmouth Basketball Team

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On December 31, 2024, Service Employees International Union, Local 560 (SEIU), the union seeking to represent the men’s basketball team at Dartmouth College, withdrew its petition to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB),...more

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Efforts to Turn NCAA Student-Athletes Into Employees Takes A Major Step Backwards

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In September 2023, the Service Employees International Union filed a Petition to represent the players on the Dartmouth College “Men’s Basketball Team.” In March 2024, an election was held. Dartmouth College’s mens’...more

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NLRB Reaffirms that Graduate Students Are Statutory Employees under NLRA

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On August 9, 2024, the NLRB denied Pardee RAND Graduate School’s (“RAND”) request for review of a regional director’s Decision and Direction of Election (DDE) finding that a petitioned-for unit of graduate policy researchers...more

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Legal Update: NLRB General Counsel Tries to Reconcile FERPA and the NLRA

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As students in higher education flock toward unionization, private sector colleges and universities (educational institutions or institutions) are forced to reconcile the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act’s (FERPA)...more

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NLRB General Counsel Suggests How Colleges and Universities Can Satisfy NLRA Disclosure Obligations Without Violating FERPA

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Colleges and universities that employ their own students face conflicts about how to protect student information, as required by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), while disclosing information about...more

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The Show Can’t Go On: NLRB Denies Union Request for Review of Decision Finding Brown University MFA Students are Not Employees

In a recent case involving the application of the Board’s standard for the employee status of graduate students, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) denied a request for review of a Regional Director’s...more

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NLRB Pushes Schools to Release Student Information to Unions: Navigating Privacy Considerations in Light of Recent Guidance

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Private colleges and universities employing student workers face the unique challenge of balancing privacy obligations and a growing push from federal labor authorities to release student information to unions. Recent...more

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Beltway Buzz - August 2024

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more

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

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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

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Third Circuit Holds That NCAA Athletes May Qualify as Employees Under the FLSA

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Recently, in Johnson v. NCAA, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that, depending upon the surrounding circumstances, student-athletes may qualify as employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This...more

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Third Circuit Affirms College Athletes May Qualify as Employees Under FLSA

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On July 11, 2024, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled in Johnson v. NCAA that certain college athletes may qualify as employees of their schools or the NCAA under the Fair Labor...more

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Game Time Decision: Another District Court Will Decide if College Athletes Are Employees

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U.S. college athletes may soon be considered employees entitled to minimum wage under federal law. In a recent decision, the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that college athletes could theoretically be considered...more

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More Money, More Problems for Collegiate Athletics?

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The ball keeps rolling on potentially big compensation for college athletes. In a landmark proposed settlement (Settlement), the National College Athletics Association (NCAA) and the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten...more

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House of Cards? How the $2.7 Billion NCAA Settlement Might Transform the Employment Status of Student-Athletes

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The National Collegiate Athletic Association is on the verge of settling a major antitrust lawsuit that may radically alter the equation when it comes to student-athlete employment. The pending settlement in House v. NCAA...more

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Unions for College Athletes – Some Food for Thought

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The Dartmouth College Men’s Basketball Team recently petitioned the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for recognition of their rights as “employees” of the College to form a union and bargain over their relationship to...more

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Labor Law Insider—Dartmouth Basketball Team Unionizes: The NLRB Sets a Pick for Unions

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Legendary basketball player Magic Johnson said, “The only thing that matters is the score.” Well, the score is 13 to 2, considering the votes for a union representing the Dartmouth College men’s basketball team. For college...more

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Dartmouth Refuses to Play Ball; Will it Draw a Charge?

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Against the backdrop of recent Congressional hearings regarding whether collegiate athletes should be considered employees, Dartmouth has refused to collectively bargain with SEIU Local 560—the newly minted union...more

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What Every College and University Should Know About the National Labor Relations Act and its Impact on Campus Life

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Colleges and universities continue to experience increased union organizing activity, strikes, and other protests from its workers, outpacing similar activities by workers in other industries. Although these activities were...more

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Are Your Student-Athletes Employees? NLRB Regional Director Says So

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A National Labor Relations Board Regional Director recently ruled that non-scholarship college basketball players are “employees” under federal labor law, setting the table for a potential seismic shift in the way your...more

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Dartmouth Basketball Players Vote to Be First College Athletes Represented by a Union

On March 5, 2024, players on the Dartmouth College men’s basketball team voted to unionize, making the group the first college sports team to do so in the United States. Dartmouth College has already filed an appeal with the...more

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Making Sense of the Dartmouth Decision | Part 3

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In Part One of our 3-part series, we touched on the background and landscape that led up to the Dartmouth decision. In Part Two, we explored the decision itself and pulled on the strings that the National Labor Relations...more

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Making Sense of the Dartmouth Decision | Part 2

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Having introduced the cast and set the scene in part 1 of this 3-part series, we turn now to the details. But before doing so, let’s get one thing out of the way – you likely won’t have unionized players on campus...more

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