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Legal Analysis


Athletes Are Not a Dime a Dozen – The Johnson Court’s Failure to Distinguish Between Revenue-Generating, and Non-Revenue-Generating Athletes Leaves its Economic Realities Test Insufficient
Introduction The Third Circuit’s departure under Johnson’s economic realities test provides a more workable standard than Glatt’s test...
Vince Reilly
Mar 38 min read


Counting Factors, Not Fumbles: Why the Johnson “Economic Realities” Test Will Become the New Benchmark for Assessing Student-Athlete Employment Protection Claims
In Johnson v. NCAA , the Third Circuit allowed student-athletes to bring claims for relief under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA),...
Oliver Canning
Mar 310 min read


Swap Deal Summer: How Premier League Clubs are Changing Transfer Tactics Under PSR Rules
This summer’s Premier League transfer window has been relatively quiet, in part due to the CONMEBOL Copa America and UEFA’s European...
Caleb Clifford
Jul 19, 20245 min read


California and New York Attorney Generals Launch Joint Investigation of NFL
The California Attorney General and New York Attorney General have launched a joint investigation into allegations of employment...
Kenneth Winkler
May 13, 20233 min read

NFLPA Releases Email Saying Bengals are Working to Change Ohio Workers’ Compensation Laws
The Cincinnati Bengals have made headlines recently as they attempt to change the workers' compensation law in Ohio. The National...
Justin Mader
Mar 14, 20233 min read


Angels Sued After Backing Out On Deals With Prospects
As reported by Jeff Passan, two prospects, Willy Fañas and Keiderson Pavon, are suing the Los Angeles Angels in the Dominican Republic,...
Landis Barber
Sep 11, 20223 min read
NLRB General Counsel: College Athletes ARE Employees
Amidst several ongoing lawsuits where college athletes are asserting that they are employees of the universities they play at under the...
Grant Williamson
Sep 29, 20214 min read
“College Athletes are Employees”, says NLRB, Potentially Clearing the Path for Unionization
In yet another win for college athletes, National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo has issued a memo that...
John Nucci
Sep 29, 20213 min read
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