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Effort to Classify Student-Athletes as Employees Continues With New Twist to Include Public University Students

March 3, 2022

By Gregg E. Clifton & Zachary J. McCormack, of Jackson Lewis Ongoing efforts to urge the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to classify student-athletes as employees continue with the latest unfair labor charge filed by the National College Players Association (NCPA) and their Executive Director Ramogi Huma. The unfair labor practice charge alleges that the NCAA, the Pac-12…
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LEAD1 Virtual Forum’s Preparing for a Potential Future with College Athletes as Employees Set for March 9

March 1, 2022

LEAD1 will continue to host a number of virtual forums for ADs, coaches, administrators and other stakeholders to guide them how to navigate complex and uncharted new realities. Every LEAD1 athletics department should be aware of legislative, judicial, and administrative developments that may affect the status of student-athletes. Because of these possible changes, LEAD1 athletics…
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The Disintegration of the NCAA: The Price of Rejecting National Governance

February 23, 2022

The Drake Gorup will hold provocative webinar on Wednesday, February 24, starting at 2 p.m. EST and lasting till 3:30 p.m. To register for the event, go here. For details, see below. “Since 1909, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has been the primary voice and largest national athletics governance association for four-year colleges and…
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2022 NCAA Convention Summary – From an Athlete’s Perspective

February 22, 2022

By Rick Allen, Founder – Informed Athlete® The annual NCAA Convention was held recently in Indianapolis. While much of the publicity over the last few months regarding the Convention was regarding the work of the Constitution Committee to propose a new draft of the NCAA Constitution, I doubt that work will really impact the day-to-day…
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Effort to Classify Student-Athletes as Employees Continues With New Twist to Include Public University Students

February 12, 2022

By Gregg E. Clifton & Zachary McCormack, of Jackson Lewis Ongoing efforts to urge the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to classify student-athletes as employees continue with the latest unfair labor charge filed by the National College Players Association (NCPA) and their Executive Director Ramogi Huma. The unfair labor practice charge alleges that the NCAA,…
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Sports Law Committee of Chicago Bar Association Hosts Panel on Baseball’s Offseason on January 20

January 18, 2022

The Sports Law Committee for the Chicago Bar Association will host a webinar on January 20 at 12:15 CST addressing “The Hot Stove: Inside Baseball’s Busy Legal Offseason.” The details follow: SPEAKER(S)/ORGANIZATION: Prof. Robert Jarvis, Nova Southeastern University Broad College of Law; (jarvisb@nova.edu) Prof. Michael LeRoy, University of Illinois College of Law; (mhl@illinois.edu) Jeremy…
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Sports Lawyer Alex Sinatra Named Executive Director of PHF Players’ Association

January 5, 2022

The Players’ Association of the Premier Hockey Federation has elected Alex Sinatra as their executive director, effective immediately. The players interviewed a diverse pool of candidates and landed on Sinatra for the role. She succeeds Anya Packer, who previously held the position until becoming the general manager of the Metropolitan Riveters earlier this year. “I…
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A Glimpse Into Five Compelling, and Current, Sports Law Cases

December 20, 2021

(What follows are the leads from each of five case summaries in the latest Sports Litigation Alert, the nation’s leading sports law periodical. Published for 18 years, the Alert features a searchable archive of 3,000 mostly original articles, which subscribers have access to. In addition, approximately 75 sports law professors use the Alert in the…
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Breaking News – TIDES Gives NFL a ‘B’ in Its Racial and Gender Report Card

December 15, 2021

Richard Lapchick, Director of The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida, has released the 2021 National Football League Racial and Gender Report Card. Using data from the 2021 season, it will include an analysis of the racial breakdown of the players, general managers, and coaches. In addition,…
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Major League Baseball Owners Use “Only Tool Available” To Lockout Players

December 3, 2021

By Gregg E. Clifton & Bernard G. Dennis III, of Jackson Lewis PC Major League Baseball (MLB) exercised its legal right and remedy guaranteed pursuant to current federal labor laws when it commenced a lockout of its players shortly after the five-year collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between MLB and the Major League Baseball Players Association…
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Effort to Classify Student-Athletes as Employees Continues With New Twist to Include Public University Students

LEAD1 Virtual Forum’s Preparing for a Potential Future with College Athletes as Employees Set for March 9

The Disintegration of the NCAA: The Price of Rejecting National Governance

2022 NCAA Convention Summary – From an Athlete’s Perspective

Effort to Classify Student-Athletes as Employees Continues With New Twist to Include Public University Students

Sports Law Committee of Chicago Bar Association Hosts Panel on Baseball’s Offseason on January 20

Sports Lawyer Alex Sinatra Named Executive Director of PHF Players’ Association

A Glimpse Into Five Compelling, and Current, Sports Law Cases

Breaking News – TIDES Gives NFL a ‘B’ in Its Racial and Gender Report Card

Major League Baseball Owners Use “Only Tool Available” To Lockout Players

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