Tag: college athletes
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UPDATE: Student-Athletes’ Newest Effort to Unionize – Dartmouth Men’s Basketball’s Petition to the NLRB Posted on: September 14, 2023 In: Sports Law Read more »
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UPDATE: Sen. Ted Cruz’s Discussion Draft Joins Crowded Field in the Race for a Federal NIL Bill Posted on: August 07, 2023 In: Sports Law Read more »
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NLRB Takes Next Step To Reclassify Student Athletes As Employees Under Federal Law Posted on: May 20, 2023 In: Sports Law
The National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) effort to reclassify student-athletes as employees continues to move forward. In an anticipated next step, the NLRB’s Regional Director in Los Angeles has issued a formal complaint alleging that the football and men’s and women’s basketball players at the University of Southern California (USC) are actually employees of the school, the Pac-12 conference, and the NCAA, pursuant to the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).
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New Federal Legislation Aims to Eliminate Tax Write-Offs For Contributions to NIL Collectives Posted on: September 30, 2022 In: Sports Law
The emergence of “collectives” in the world of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) has raised the questions of whether these entities seeking 501(c)(3) status from the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) are actually public charities and if donations to these collective entities should be considered tax-deductible.
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