Wage and Hour, Intellectual Property Protection, NCAA

Texas NIL Update: Texas Gears Up for a Post-House Settlement World and Beyond

Troutman Pepper Locke on 3/17/2025

Texas’s biennial legislature is in session, and revamping Texas’ name, image, and likeness (NIL) laws to keep up with the developments across the U.S. seems to be a hot topic. As of the date of this post, state...more

Trump U.S. Department of Education Rescinds Biden Administration NIL Title IX Guidance Previewing a Contentious 2025 for Title IX

Ice Miller on 2/21/2025

In a move that was expected, the Trump Administration’s new Department of Education (Department) rescinded the Biden Administration’s January 16, 2025, name, image, and likeness (NIL) guidance applying Title IX to NIL...more

Cash for College Athletes, NIL Only Scratches the Surface

Robinson & Cole LLP on 12/22/2023

Allowing college athletes to be paid for their name, image, and likeness (NIL) has changed college sports, but several decisions that are due in the coming months could make college sports unrecognizable. First, several...more

Montana Enacts a Name, Image, and Likeness Law for Student-Athletes

Littler on 6/15/2023

Montana Senate Bill 248 went into effect on June 1, 2023. This law allows student-athletes to earn compensation from Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) endorsement deals and is part of a trend of NIL legislation being passed by...more

Collegiate Athletes to Share in Sports Revenue in California?

CDF Labor Law LLP on 6/14/2023

Earlier this year, we blogged about the NLRB’s aggressive moves to try to make revenue-generating college athletes employees, at least for purposes of the National Labor Relations Act. Earlier this month, the California...more

Pending Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) Legislation Advances in Rhode Island General Assembly as Assessment of Current NCAA...

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. on 4/26/2022

As pending legislation works through the Rhode Island General Assembly, the off seasons for NCAA Football and Basketball have drawn further attention to the constantly evolving Name, Image and Likeness (“NIL”) landscape in...more