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Collective Bargaining Student Athletes

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Practical implications for student-athletes if they professionalize

Many believe that college athletics is in the process of transitioning to a structure in which at least some student-athletes are considered “employees.” The NCAA and its member institutions are facing a variety of antitrust,...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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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - March 2024 #3

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Dartmouth College must bargain with its men’s basketball team after the National Labor Relations Board certified the players’ recent landmark vote to unionize with the Service Employees International Union on Thursday, but a...more

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North Carolina Governor Rescinds Executive Order on NIL

Over the last three years, following the implementation of an interim policy from the NCAA in July 2021, college student-athletes have been able to pursue name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals. In addition to the NCAA rules,...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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Making Sense of the Dartmouth Decision | Part 1

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It wasn’t cash, an NIL deal, or even an athletic scholarship, but it was compensation according to National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Region 1 Director, Laura Sacks. By providing its men’s basketball team with apparel,...more

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NLRB Regional Director Rules Dartmouth College Basketball Players Are Employees, Setting Up Potential Landmark Board Case

On February 5, 2024, a regional director for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in Boston ruled that men’s college basketball players at Dartmouth College are “employees” within the meaning of the National Labor...more

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NLRB Regional Director Determines Dartmouth Basketball Players Are Employees

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In a much-anticipated decision issued on Monday, February 5, 2024, Region 01 of the National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB”) decided that the players on the Dartmouth College men’s basketball team qualify as employees...more

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NCAA Proposes Classifying Certain NCAA Student Athletes as Employees

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has been pushing hard to turn certain Division I college-level student-athletes into employees, at least for purposes of organizing and collective bargaining rights under the National...more

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Pay-for-Play: The Status of College Athletes as Employees

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In a potentially game-changing move, the National College Players Association (NCPA), filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) Region 32 against the University of Southern...more

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2023 NCAA Compliance Report

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Husch Blackwell is pleased to share its third-annual NCAA Compliance Report, which explores the outside pressures NCAA Division I college athletics is facing, including the confluence of legal challenges, media rights, and...more

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Everything and the Kitchen Sink: The NLRB’s Labor-Friendly New Year’s Resolutions

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Contrary to the expression’s limitations, the National Labor Relations Board (the Board”) set the tone for 2023 with some major Decisions which will essentially provide employees with not only the kitchen sink, but the walls...more

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Game Changer: NLRB’s Los Angeles Office Says Student Athletes Can Unionize

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The National Labor Relations Board’s Los Angeles Regional Office (LA Regional Office) decided last week that the University of Southern California, the Pac-12 Conference and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)...more

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Could Leagues and Teams be Joint Employers Before the NLRB?

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to change the standard for determining if two employers may be joint employers under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)....more

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Students or Employees?: The National College Players Association Files Charges Asserting Student Athletes are Employees under the...

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On February 8, 2022, the National College Players Association (NCPA), an advocacy group for college athletes, filed unfair labor practice charges before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against the National...more

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Student Athletes No More, NLRB Reinstates Scope of NLRA Section 7 to Include "Players at Academic Institutions"

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On 8 February 2022, the National College Players Association, an advocacy group for college athletes, filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), accusing the National Collegiate...more

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The Ramifications of College Athletes Being “Employees”

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Consider this: the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board has opined that some student-athletes at the collegiate level are “employees” for purposes of the right to engage in protected concerted activity, and...more

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The Top 18 Workplace Law Stories from September 2021

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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Are Student-Athletes Employees or Students? The NLRB General Counsel Issues Non-Binding Guidance

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On September 29, 2021, the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) new General Counsel issued a memorandum that student-athletes at private colleges and universities should be considered employees under the National Labor...more

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Protected Concerted Athletic Activity? Labor Memo Calls for Employee Status for College Athletes

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A new memo from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) could pave the way for student-athletes at private universities to unionize, or at least fall within the jurisdiction of the NLRB when engaging in concerted activity....more

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The College Athlete Right to Organize Act – Labor Unions Enter the Pay-for-Play Debate

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The debate about compensating college athletes has presented itself in many forms recently, including a recent argument before the United States Supreme Court. As that notion gains momentum, U.S. legislators have stepped in...more

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New Federal Legislation Proposal Authorizes Student-Athletes To Unionize

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A group of Democratic U.S. Senators, led by Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Senator Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) have introduced the College Athlete Right to Organize Act. The proposed legislation would amend the National Labor...more

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A New Era For Labor Relations? Lawyers Predict Fate Of Top 10 Key Issues

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Among the most crucial federal agencies undergoing a transformation under the new presidential administration is the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). During the eight years of the Obama administration, with the Board...more

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