On February 5, President Trump signed an executive order (EO) that aims to ban transgender women from participating in women's and girls' sports. This is the fourth order concerning transgender people that Trump has signed...more
2/11/2025
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College Athletes ,
Department of Education ,
Equal Protection ,
Executive Orders ,
Gender Identity ,
LGBTQ ,
NCAA ,
Student Athletes ,
Title IX ,
Transgender ,
Trump Administration
As previously reported here, on July 11, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (the Third Circuit) ruled that collegiate student athletes could theoretically be considered employees of their respective...more
On December 18, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) once again found itself on the losing end of a federal court opinion that could alter the landscape of collegiate athletics....more
The ball keeps rolling on potentially big compensation for college athletes. In a landmark proposed settlement (Settlement), the National College Athletics Association (NCAA) and the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten...more
6/7/2024
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Class Action ,
College Athletes ,
Colleges ,
Compensation ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
NCAA ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Revenue Sharing ,
Settlement ,
State Labor Laws ,
Student Athletes ,
Universities
For years now, the tide of college athletics has been shifting toward student-athlete representation and empowerment. Now, in what might become a landmark decision, a regional director for the National Labor Relations Board...more
We previously reported on General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo's announcement of the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) gameplan to treat certain student athletes at private colleges and universities (together, "Academic...more
6/5/2023
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Employee Definition ,
Employee Rights ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Misclassification ,
Name and Likeness ,
NCAA ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
Student Athletes ,
Students ,
Title IX ,
Universities ,
University of Southern California (USC) ,
Wage and Hour