When, if ever, are college athletes “employees” who are entitled to compensation rather than simply students playing games? The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently shed a little more light on the...more
The principle of amateurism—an amorphous concept that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) historically relied upon to prevent NCAA athletes from profiting from the commercial use of their identity, otherwise...more
University administrators, coaches, athletes and sports management agencies should all be aware of the emerging debate in the halls of Congress concerning the status of the name, image, likeness rule (NIL) and how this...more
11/10/2023
/ Alston v NCAA ,
Colleges ,
Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Name and Likeness ,
NCAA ,
Oversight Committee ,
Pay-To-Play ,
Preemption ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Senate Judiciary Committee ,
Student Athletes ,
Title IX ,
Universities
As the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic expands, several states within the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions have taken different approaches concerning commercial property evictions. Below, we outline information on...more
The U.S. Supreme Court has established an objective standard for determining whether a creditor should be held in civil contempt when the creditor attempts to collect a debt subject to a bankruptcy discharge order....more
6/7/2019
/ Appeals ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP) ,
Bankruptcy Code § 524(a) ,
Bankruptcy Discharge Order ,
Chapter 7 ,
Civil Contempt Orders ,
Concurrent Litigation ,
Creditors ,
Dischargeable Debts ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Money Judgment ,
Reasonable Belief Test ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Standard of Review ,
Statutory Violations ,
Taggart v Lorenzen ,
Vacated