Labor/Employment,
Entertainment & Sports,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Aug. 13, 2019
Student-athletes not NCAA, conference employees
Student-athletes are not employees of the National Collegiate Athletic Association or the Pac-12 Conference, a U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Monday, concisely affirming the dismissal of a putative class suit brought by a former University of Southern California linebacker.




Student-athletes are not employees of the National Collegiate Athletic Association or the Pac-12 Conference, a U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Monday, concisely affirming the dismissal of a putative class suit brought by a former University of Southern California linebacker.
Though "exceedingly broad," the federal statute defining an employment relationship "does have its limits," wrote Chief Judge $95
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