Former Division I student-athletes may soon hear the final whistle of the consolidated class action they brought against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and five of its conferences in 2020 to eliminate...more
On Feb. 12, 2025, the Trump administration rescinded the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights’ guidance on how it planned to analyze name, image and likeness (NIL) activity under Title IX of the Education...more
On Jan. 16, 2025, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued guidance regarding how it will analyze name, image and likeness (NIL) activity under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The...more
On Dec. 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Education withdrew its proposed rulemaking regarding the application of sex-related criteria to participation on athletic teams under Title IX....more
Walgreens Boots Alliance d/b/a Walgreens Co. and Denise Bentley and United Food and Commercial Workers District Union Local One, case number 03-RD-321385, before the National Labor Relations Board Region 3....more
On July 11, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued its long-awaited decision in Johnson, et al. v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, et al., holding that college athletes may be employees under...more
The NCAA Division I Council recently adopted new rules on disclosure requirements for third-party name, image and likeness (NIL) agreements and voluntary registration for NIL service providers (sports agents, financial...more
On June 23, 2023, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski, No. 22-105, 2023 WL 4138983 (U.S. June 23, 2023), that will provide further protection for parties seeking arbitration. The issue presented...more
In November 2022, McGuireWoods reported on the evolving framework surrounding student-athletes’ ability to profit from their names, images and likenesses (NIL). Recent developments have given new life to the NIL legal...more
On Jan. 12, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey held in Ramos v. WalMart, Inc. that Pennsylvania plaintiffs have up to six years to file claims against employers for improper use of criminal history...more
The framework surrounding student-athletes’ ability to profit from their name, image and likeness (NIL) continues to evolve. Within the last several weeks, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) issued additional...more