by Ashlyn Marquez It seems that hundreds of concession stand employees of the Honda Center will have to wait until July 1st to find out if they have lost their jobs. This date marks the expiration of the Honda Center’s contract with Aramark and the starting date of the contract with Anaheim Area Management (“Management”). … Continue reading
The National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) did not improperly interfere with the rights of National Football League (NFL) retirees under the Restatement of Torts, when it exclusively negotiated with the NFL about retirement issues. The NFLPA approved a ten-year settlement agreement with the NFL concerning pension, retirement, and disability benefits without consulting retired NFL … Continue reading
Article 14, Section 1 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the National Football League (NFL) and the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) does not apply to players providing or offering to provide financial incentives to injure opponents. In this case, the NFL Commissioner suspended four New Orleans Saints players for allegedly receiving monetary … Continue reading
By Michael C. Fallings Former NBA superstar and current business mogul, Earvin “Magic” Johnson, faces allegations of age discrimination and wrongful termination by his former employee, Lanita Thomas. Thomas, who worked almost eight years for Johnson as his personal flight attendant on his private jet, states that Johnson fired her after she was “15 minutes … Continue reading
By Lorna Lunney Less than a month after a major $3 million dollar gender discrimination suit filed against the NBA, the issue is now at the forefront of the NFL with a case filed against Detroit Lions Inc.. Kimberly Doverspike, 49, filed a complaint on October 31 in the Wayne Circuit Court with claims of … Continue reading
The best year of athletics for Baylor University has come to an end with possible NCAA sanctions on the way. An NCAA investigation, that began in 2008, into Baylor’s Men’s and Women’s basketball programs revealed that the Men’s coach, Scott Drew, the Women’s coach, Kim Mulkey, and their assistants, were involved in over 1,200 impermissible … Continue reading
On March 30, 2012, U.S. District Judge John Koeltl dismissed a lawsuit that bloggers for Huffington Post filed last year. The lawsuit arose after AOL bought the Huffington Post last year for $315 million. The bloggers alleged in their complaint that Huffington Post and its parent company, AOL Inc., were unjustly benefiting from, and denying the HuffPo bloggers compensation … Continue reading
Social media like Facebook and Twitter have added yet another dynamic to the employer-employee relationship. Many businesses and even non-profit organizations encourage, if not require, their employees to use social media to promote the interests of the business or organization. For example, news agencies like CNN have incorporated social media components to their shows and … Continue reading
In sports law news, New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton has been suspended by the National Football League for the entire 2012 football season. The punishment was meted out by the NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on March 21 due to a controversial practice called a “bounty program” in which Payton would pay Saints players … Continue reading
Is the Washington Redskins salary cap case headed to arbitration? A person with knowledge of the case said there have been discussions about using an arbitration provision of the league’s collective bargaining agreement to challenge the penalty imposed by the NFL. The league took away $36 million in cap space over two years from the Redskins, and … Continue reading
