Earlier this month, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board issued a memorandum declaring that private college athletes should be considered “employees” under Section 2(3) of the National Labor Relations Act...more
10/15/2021
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Name and Likeness ,
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NLRB General Counsel ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
SCOTUS ,
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Student Athletes ,
Student Employees ,
Unions
On September 20, 2019 the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) proposed a rule which, if approved, would exclude graduate and undergraduate student workers, who perform services in connection with their studies,...more
9/30/2019
/ Collective Bargaining ,
Colleges ,
Comment Period ,
Graduate Students ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
NPRM ,
Proposed Rules ,
Student Employees ,
Students ,
Teaching Assistants ,
Unions ,
Universities
During the Obama Administration the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) opened wider the gates of private colleges and universities to organized labor. In 2014 the Board made it easier for faculty to...more
7/19/2017
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Collective Bargaining ,
Colleges ,
Educational Institutions ,
Graduate Students ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Nominations ,
Special Committees ,
Student Employees ,
Trump Administration ,
Unions ,
Universities