An advocacy group's effort to establish NCAA athletes as employees under federal labor law has received a notable boost from the National Labor Relations Board on Thursday.
There are still several hurdles that must be cleared before a final ruling on the case – which, if the NCPA is successful, would effectively establish football and basketball athletes at Division I private schools as employees. The parties could still reach a settlement, and any preliminary ruling by the NLRB could still be appealed.
Gabe Feldman, the director of the Tulane Sports Law Program, said this joint employer aspect could be extremely important if maintained through the conclusion of the case. If the Pac-12 and NCAA are found to be employers, it could open the doors for athletes at other Football Bowl Subdivision schools to argue that they are employees, even if they attend public schools.
Jordan Bohannon, an NCPA board member who now plays for the Iowa Wolves of the NBA's G League, called it"an important step toward much needed change."
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