GMCS Editorial: Now that the NLRB has defined the
employer/employee relationship as such in this case, the question that needs to
be asked is what are the implications of this decision on collegiate sports and
other industries moving forward? As they
have now been defined as employees, will college athletes now file worker’s compensation
claims for injuries sustained in the course of playing? While we can look at the NFL for guidance in
this case, it still begs to question, what can of worms have we opened up here
and what is the future of college sports?
Interestingly
enough, we are seeing a pattern here of decision redefining the
employee/employer relationships most recently with resident
doctors and graduate
school assistants.
The most important
underlying issue in this decision is that the interpretation of “employee’ can
be quite expansive in this case. Keep an
eye on this as it continues to develop.
March 26, 2014
Regional Director, Peter Sung Ohr, has issued a Decision in 13-RC-121359 finding the Grant-in-aid scholarship football players are employees under the NLRA and has directed an election to take place.
The parties have until April 9, 2014 to file with the Board in Washington, D.C. a Request for Review of the Decision.
The Decision is posted on the NLRB webpage and can be found here.
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