By Stephen A. Miller[1] For decades, the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) resisted efforts to allow its athletes to earn outside income. The Association delayed, litigated, formed some task forces, delayed some more… but eventually surrendered in July 2021 after its appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court on this issue was unanimously rejected. The surrender…
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Power & Cronin, Ltd announced today the hire of Michael Viverito, building upon its existing sports law practice group. Besides sports law, Viverito will also focus his practice on Corporate Law, Workers’ Compensation, and Intellectual Property. He will support Jared P. Vasilauskas, who heads the practice group. Vasilauskas noted that one of the things that…
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The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has appointed Kevin Carpenter as its first-ever Head of Integrity. In his new role, Carpenter will develop and lead the ITTF Integrity Unit to be at the forefront of the protection of integrity of sport within the Olympic Movement. The ITTF Integrity Unit is an operationally independent unit established…
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Hundreds of colleges and universities across the country, both public and private, have issued mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies. Now with the fall semester in full swing students, faculty and staff (especially in athletics) have been challenging the mandates. Institutions find themselves facing litigation that challenges these policies. Well over 100 vaccine mandate lawsuits have been…
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Yesterday, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued a memorandum to all Field offices providing updated guidance regarding her position that certain Players at Academic Institutions (sometimes referred to as student athletes), are employees under the National Labor Relations Act, and, as such, are afforded all statutory protections. The memo further advises that, where…
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The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) announced today the selection of Tamika L. Tremaglio as its next Executive Director, succeeding Michele Roberts upon her retirement at the end of the year. Tremaglio will be retiring as the Managing Principal of Deloitte’s Greater Washington practice, where she has served as a trusted advisor and consultant to…
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Hackney Publications, the nation’s leading publisher of sports law periodicals, announced last month that new tools have been added to Sports Litigation Alert (Alert), a periodical that has been used in sports law classrooms for more than 15 years, which will make it even more useful for professors and their college students. Shortly thereafter, several…
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Legal counsel for both the plaintiff and the defense have reached a confidential settlement that ends litigation in the case of Todd McNair vs. NCAA. Attorneys for Todd McNair and the National Collegiate Athletic Association(NCAA) are issuing the following joint statement and will not comment any further on the matter: “After ten years of litigation, both sides have come…
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By Doriyon C. Glass and Gregg E. Clifton , of Jackson Lewis Legislation recently reintroduced by Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Shelly Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joins a growing number of federal bills on pay equity for female athletes. The “Equal Pay for Team USA” Act of 2021, first introduced in 2019, would require equal…
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The National Football League announced yesterday the outcome of the workplace review of the Washington Football Team led by independent counsel Beth Wilkinson, as well as remedial measures and penalties arising out of that review, according to an NFL press release. Wilkinson’s firm (“Wilkinson”) was initially engaged by the Washington club in July 2020. At…
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