With the rise of video game “loot boxes” being offered as an additional revenue steam for video game development companies, a new debate has emerged regarding the fine line between loot boxes and gambling.

As local, state and federal legislatures across the United States continue to navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic, adherence to vaccine mandates appears to be one challenge that athletes, teams and sports associations alike will be faced with in the very near future. If the recent events between the Brooklyn Nets and Kyrie Irving are any indication of this, it appears that the outcome may be a very costly one.

As local, state and federal legislatures across the United States continue to navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic, adherence to vaccine mandates appears to be one challenge that athletes, teams and sports associations alike will be faced with in the very near future. If the recent events between the Brooklyn Nets and Kyrie Irving are any indication of this, it appears that the outcome may be a very costly one.

Recently, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued a memorandum to all Field offices providing updated guidance regarding her position that certain Players at Academic Institutions (sometimes referred to as student athletes), are employees under the National Labor Relations Act, and, as such, are afforded all statutory protections.

Recently, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued a memorandum to all Field offices providing updated guidance regarding her position that certain Players at Academic Institutions (sometimes referred to as student athletes), are employees under the National Labor Relations Act, and, as such, are afforded all statutory protections.

This webinar discusses employment rights for student-athletes, including current legal challenges, potential regulatory action and collective bargaining.

This webinar discusses employment rights for student-athletes, including current legal challenges, potential regulatory action and collective bargaining.

The NCAA has an Academic Performance Program that monitors student-athletes at member institutions as a whole to ensure academic progress. Two graduates of Savannah State University, a historically Black college and university (HBCU), sued the NCAA asserting that the academic program discriminates against student-athletes at historically Black colleges and universities.

The NCAA has an Academic Performance Program that monitors student-athletes at member institutions as a whole to ensure academic progress. Two graduates of Savannah State University, a historically Black college and university (HBCU), sued the NCAA asserting that the academic program discriminates against student-athletes at historically Black colleges and universities.

While the film industry has been forced to make rapid adjustments in the COVID-19 pandemic, the popular use of streaming services to premiere films stretch well beyond box office expectations and have had significant legal implications for contracts formed with film talent, like Scarlett Johansson.