Podcast Episode 190: After the Buzzer Goes Beyond the Scores!
Peer-To-Peer Sports Betting Exchanges With Joe Caputi, Director of Compliance, Prophet Exchange
NFL’s Rooney Rule: The Flores Discrimination Suit’s Impact on DEI initiatives [More with McGlinchey Ep. 38]
Law Brief®: Daniel Wallach and Rich Schoenstein Discuss NFL and the Law
Quarterbacking Complex Legal Issues and COVID-19 for an NFL Team with Bill Heller, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the New York Giants: On Record PR
Lowndes Client Corner Podcast Episode 6: Florida Citrus Sports, Generating Economic Impact
Compliance into the Weeds: Episode 109- Does the NFL Even Care?
I-16 – Kneeling, Indefinite Leave, DC Updates, Non-Compete Consideration, and Pretty as a Protected Class
This Week in FCPA-Episode 53, the I left my heart in San Francisco edition
FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 156-emergency podcast on Deflategate and the Wells Report
How Did The NFL Get This So Wrong?
FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 89, interview with Jim McGrath on the NFL investigation scandal
Redskins Name Is an 'Ethnic Slur,' Says Lawyer
Inside NFL's Jaguars Owner's Fulham FC Purchase
You Have to Know a Bit About the Law to Be a Sports Fan: Brad Sham, Voice of the Cowboys
Recently, star Tennessee Titans Running Back, Derrick Henry, admitted to forming a group chat linking all of the top NFL running backs together to discuss long-held sentiments of feeling devalued in their positions as running...more
In May 2023, 2,000 employees of UK retailer Next plc, won the second stage of their equal pay claim. In the second stage of the Next equal pay case, an employment tribunal ruling agreed that the work of its predominantly...more
Last year, we wrote about former National Football League coach Brian Flores and his lawsuit in February 2022 alleging racial discrimination against the NFL and several of its teams. In his lawsuit, Flores claimed that the...more
On February 1, 2022 – the first day of Black History Month – Brian Flores, the former head football coach of the Miami Dolphins, filed a class action lawsuit against his former team, as well as the New York Giants, the...more
Brian Flores’ recent class action race discrimination lawsuit against the National Football League and its teams provides a cautionary tale as to what can happen when an organization professes to value diversity, equity and...more
This week, we take a look at two Ninth Circuit decisions concerning the employer-employee relationship. In the first, the Court let the lawsuit against the NFL for its negligent handling of drug distribution to its injured...more
As we near two heavily followed sporting events—the Super Bowl and the March Madness NCAA basketball tournament—employers may notice flagging focus from employee fans. Because these events are popular and often available via...more
You can be sure that, other than the inspirational underdog story of someone beating the odds or overcoming insurmountable obstacles, nothing garners more media attention than the fall of a prominent public figure. This is...more
The controversy surrounding independent contractor status, i.e. who is and who is not, has invaded every industry, with myriad lawsuits to evidence that premise. Well, now this issue has hit the storied National Football...more
Q: Can private employers limit workplace speech and activities? A: Yes, but only if the limits do not violate other laws. ...more
As the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements have taken social media and the entertainment industry by storm, one particular subset of entertainers have been notably left out of the conversation … professional cheerleaders....more
The vetting and hiring of a new coach is one of the most critical responsibilities athletic directors face. Athletic directors work to identify coaching candidates that will give the university’s teams an opportunity to win...more
This episode discusses kneeling in the NFL/workplace, indefinite leave entitlement, and sufficient consideration for non-competes, provides an update from DC on OT exemptions and class action waivers, and questions whether...more
With the 2017-18 National Football League (NFL) regular season and National Basketball Association (NBA) pre-season underway, many spectators are excited to don their favorite players’ jerseys and cheer on their teams. Yet in...more
The tragedy this August that claimed the life of one worker and injured another during construction of the new $1.1B Minnesota Vikings football stadium reminded us that serious accidents can happen at any site no matter the...more
California Sick Leave Law Gets Updates - Why it matters: California's Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act just took effect on July 1 but Governor Jerry Brown has already signed into law tweaks to the statute....more
DOL Grants Could Signal More Misclassification Actions - Why it matters: Employers have faced a tidal wave of litigation over the alleged misclassification of employees as independent contractors, with workers ranging...more
Companies in every industry—private and public—struggle with the difficult task of promptly identifying employee wrongdoing and responding appropriately. The National Football League continues to be embroiled in a controversy...more