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A New Group to Organize College Football Players Just Launched. Incredible Timing.

After last week’s NLRB memo made the unionization of college athletes a possibility, the CFBPA could become very important. Last week, a memo from the top lawyer of the Biden administration’s National Labor Relations Board, Jennifer Abruzzo, asserted that certain college athletes should be legally considered employees. This decision took a wrecking ball to the myth of the “student …

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How states forced the NCAA’s hand on student athlete endorsements

The NCAA’s surprise decision Tuesday to allow student athletes to earn endorsement money was spurred by an unlikely alliance of states that typically disagree on everything from abortion to immigration. Pressure from states, with California taking the lead and Florida, New York and New Jersey quickly piling on, broke down a longstanding NCAA rule prohibiting …

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It’s time for ending NCAA amateurism to become a 2020 campaign issue

As the 2020 presidential campaign kicks off, a slew of issues have already come to the forefront, including immigration, income inequality, the future of health care, reparations, and climate change. But, as another March Madness wraps up, it’s time for the crowded field of candidates to add another issue to their platforms: Ending NCAA amateurism. During …

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Why the NCAA Should Pay Student-Athletes—And Let Them Unionize

When Zion Williamson’s foot broke through the sole of his Nike shoe on Feb. 20, the sporting world stood still. The consensus number-one player in college basketball was playing in the biggest game of the season—North Carolina versus Duke—and suffered his startling injury in the opening minute. Williamson’s sprained knee cost Nike $1.1 billion in stock …

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Madeline Messa

Madeline Messa is a 3L at Syracuse University College of Law. She graduated from Penn State with a degree in journalism. With her legal research and writing for Workplace Fairness, she strives to equip people with the information they need to be their own best advocate.