February 19, 2016
Efforts by student-athletes to be considered employees have reached a dead end, attorneys say, following the latest setback when an Indiana court shot down former University of Pennsylvania student-athletes' federal wage-and-hour claims.
February 16, 2016
An Indiana federal court on Tuesday dismissed a suit brought by former University of Pennsylvania athletes against the NCAA and Penn and other schools over their employment status, ruling that participating in an NCAA athletic team at Penn does not make them employees of Penn for wage-and-hour purposes.
July 29, 2015
Former University of Pennsylvania athletes who are suing the NCAA over their employment status told an Indiana federal court Tuesday that the defendants' counsel, Littler Mendelson PC, is trying to deceive the court by claiming ignorance on issues that go to the heart of their case.
July 15, 2015
The National Collegiate Athletic Association and several Division I schools reinforced their bid to dismiss a wage suit brought by former University of Pennsylvania student-athletes, arguing Tuesday that they could not prove their activities constituted work.
June 12, 2015
Former University of Pennsylvania student-athletes suing the National Collegiate Athletic Association, alleging that they were temporary employees, much like work-study participants, who should have been paid minimum wage under the Fair Labor Standards Act, told an Indiana federal court on Thursday that their collective action is well pled.
October 22, 2014
A former college soccer player slapped the National Collegiate Athletic Association and a slew of schools with a proposed Fair Labor Standards Act collective action in Indiana on Monday, contending that student athletes are temporary employees who must be paid at least minimum wage under federal law.