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Sports Law Blog Posts From May 2023
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Blog: NLRB Takes Next Step To Reclassify Student Athletes As Employees Under Federal Law
Date: May 20, 2023
Title: NLRB Takes Next Step To Reclassify Student Athletes As Employees Under Federal Law
Summary: 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). ...