The NLRB wants an administrative law judge to order the NCAA, USC and Pac-12 to “cease and desist from misclassifying” players as student-athletes and instead label them as employees.
The University of Southern California, a major sports conference and the governing body of big-time collegiate athletics are violating federal labor law by restricting athletes’ social media activity, the National Labor Relations Board alleged on Thursday.
The labor board specifically targeted USC social media and interview policies that require athletes to “be positive,” use private posts, and “don’t do anything to embarrass yourself, the team, your family or the University.” “One of the reasons this injustice continues to plague all athletes in these sports nationwide is because NCAA sports has denied them rights under labor law,” Huma said in a statement. “This process will prove that these athletes are employees under labor law and are entitled to all rights and protections afforded to other employees in America.”
Abruzzo, the agency’s top attorney who oversees its most important enforcement decisions, in 2021 outlined her belief that student athletes should be treated as employees under the National Labor Relations Act. But the ultimate decision will rest with the agency’s five-member board, which currently holds a 3-1 majority of Democratic appointees and one GOP vacancy. The board’s rulings can take years to arrive and can subsequently be challenged in the federal appellate courts.
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