Flores v. The National Football League et al

  1. August 04, 2022

    NFL Coaches Can't Get Arbitration Docs In Race Bias Suit

    A Manhattan federal judge ruled Thursday that former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores and two other Black coaches suing the NFL for alleged racial bias cannot obtain discovery on the league's bid to send the case to arbitration prior to their responding to the motion, calling the request a "fishing expedition."

  2. August 02, 2022

    Dolphins Owner Suspended, Team Punished For Tampering

    Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross has been suspended and the team disciplined after a six-month investigation led by former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mary Jo White and fellow Debevoise & Plimpton LLP lawyers found tampering violations in the attempted recruitment of star quarterback Tom Brady and New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton, the NFL said Tuesday.

  3. June 28, 2022

    NFL Coaches In Race Bias Suit Want Contracts Mostly Public

    Former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores and two other Black coaches suing the NFL and several teams for alleged race discrimination say their employment contracts should not be fully redacted in filings, arguing the public's interest in having open proceedings is "paramount."

  4. June 22, 2022

    NFL, Teams Say Arbitration Rule 'Clear' In Race Bias Case

    The NFL and six teams told a New York federal court that the proposed class action filed by former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores alleging the league systematically discriminated against Black coaches in its hiring decisions belongs in arbitration because of multiple employment agreements he signed.

  5. May 02, 2022

    Ex-Dolphins Coach Rips Arbitration Bid In Race-Bias Suit

    A former Miami Dolphins head coach who was fired despite his success argued Monday against arbitrating his suit claiming systemic racism in the NFL, calling it "unconscionable" that the league is seeking to adjudicate the matter behind closed doors.

  6. April 29, 2022

    NY Forecast: 2nd Circ. Hears Officer's Discrimination Row

    In the coming week, the Second Circuit will hear a police officer's lawsuit accusing the city of Ithaca, New York's police department of discriminating against her because of her sexual orientation and gender identity. Here, Law360 looks at that case as well as other major labor and employment cases on the docket in the Empire State.

  7. April 22, 2022

    NFL Will Try To Push Coaches' Race Bias Suit Into Arbitration

    The National Football League plans to ask a New York federal judge to send former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores' proposed class action alleging the league systematically discriminated against Black coaches to arbitration.

  8. April 07, 2022

    NFL Race Discrimination Case Adds 2 Black Coaches

    Two additional Black football coaches on Thursday joined former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores' blockbuster race bias suit against the NFL, saying they too faced discriminatory roadblocks as they sought to get and keep head coaching jobs with the league.

  9. March 14, 2022

    Ex-NFL Coach In Racial Bias Suit Backs Bill To Ax Forced Arb

    Former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores on Monday threw his support behind a federal bill that seeks to end forced arbitration in employment disputes, as he fights to keep his lawsuit alleging racial discrimination in the hiring of NFL coaches and executives out of arbitration.

  10. March 09, 2022

    Ex-NFL Coach Fights Dolphins' Bid To Arbitrate Race Claims

    Former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores urged National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell on Wednesday to reject the team's request to send his racial discrimination claims to a "behind closed doors" arbitration, arguing that "lack of transparency in arbitration only serves to continue the status quo."