Reports of the NCAA circulating a memo to institutions reminding them of the restrictions on unauthorized contact with student-athletes in the tampering bylaw and warning of significant penalties for violations started a week...more
3/4/2026
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As the sports calendar shifts from the end of the NFL season to the start of MLB Spring Training, professional sports labor negotiations offer a timely lens on how collective bargaining works in that arena under the National...more
2/20/2026
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On Jan. 15, 2026, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced charges and released indictments for 26 people related to an international conspiracy to fix Division I men’s basketball games. The alleged scheme involved the...more
1/21/2026
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The College Sports Commission (CSC) released its first NIL Go platform report since mandatory reporting went into effect in June. From June 11 through August 31, 2025, the CSC reports that 32,000+ registered users submitted...more
9/22/2025
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While much attention this summer was paid to the NCAA’s antitrust litigation regarding NIL compensation and the House settlement, other antitrust challenges to NCAA regulations are progressing across the country. In...more
9/16/2025
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As the new school year begins, several student-athletes are taking the field thanks to victories in the courtrooms over the summer. Buoyed by a U.S. District Court decision in December 2024 granting a preliminary injunction...more
9/15/2025
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The College Sports Commission (CSC) has updated its guidance to clarify its enforcement position in response to questions over the continued viability of “NIL collectives” and transactions.
The CSC established the NIL Go...more
8/27/2025
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The NCAA Division I Council has proposed a rule change to permit student-athletes and institutional staff to place bets on professional sports. If adopted, this change would mark a significant shift from the NCAA’s...more
7/8/2025
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A new era in college athletics officially began on June 6, 2025, when U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken granted final approval to the $2.8 billion House v. NCAA settlement in antitrust litigation over NCAA rules that barred...more
6/25/2025
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A new chapter in college sports began on June 6, when U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken granted final approval to the House v. NCAA settlement. This landmark $2.8 billion agreement will fundamentally reshape the structure of...more
6/12/2025
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The NCAA has announced “a new era” in college sports, touting “unprecedented” benefits for student-athletes following the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California’s long-awaited approval of the $2.8 billion...more
6/9/2025
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As restrictions lessen on collegiate athletes’ ability to be compensated for their name, image, and likeness (NIL), international student-athletes in F-1 status continue to be at risk if they pursue these economic...more
Join a multi-disciplinary team of Jackson Lewis attorneys, along with guest speakers from the government contracting firm Smith Pachter, for a full-day of presentations, interactive discussions and practical solutions...more
11/11/2022
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Iowa lawmakers have expanded on federal efforts to make student-athletes employees. They have introduced legislation (H.F. 2055) to classify intercollegiate athletes at Iowa’s state universities as state employees. This...more
After a nearly four-year battle, delayed by COVID-19 and the untimely death of the initial arbitrator assigned to the case, former University of Connecticut men’s basketball head coach Kevin Ollie has been determined to have...more
Major League Baseball (MLB) exercised its legal right and remedy guaranteed pursuant to current federal labor laws when it commenced a lockout of its players shortly after the five-year collective bargaining agreement (CBA)...more
Not only are name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights being asserted in collegiate sports, high school athletics are beginning to experience expansion of NIL rights as well.
After the National Collegiate Athletic...more
The on-and-off effort at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to classify “student-athletes” as “employees” has renewed. Although the National Labor Relations Act contains no formal recognition of student-athletes as...more
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has signed the Jordan McNair Safe and Fair Play Act into law. Beginning in 2023, the Act authorizes student athletes at Maryland colleges and universities to receive compensation for their name,...more
A week after the NCAA Division III Membership Committee encouraged institutions to make the best decisions for their student-athletes’ “happiness, health and safety,” the Division’s Administrative Committee has provided some...more
The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI) has issued a proposed regulation that will affect all Virginia employers with respect to COVID-19 workplace health and safety requirements.
The “Emergency Temporary...more
Out of the uncertainty and chaos of the cancellation of the NCAA Winter championships and Spring seasons caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, digital and social media leaders at a small group of 50 schools came...more
Governor Gavin Newsom and the California legislature shook up the collegiate sports landscape with the introduction and passing of legislation allowing college athletes to benefit from their name, image, and likeness (NIL) in...more