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Leigh Steinberg Series for the Protection of Student Athletes: (Part 5) The Rolling Snowball: Classification of Student-Athletes as Employees
This module will discuss the legal mechanisms that could lead to the classification of student-athletes as employees and the immigration implications of these scenarios. Our discussion will include the following topics:
- The proposed settlement in House v. NCAA and the distinction between direct payment models and NIL
- The NLRB decision Trustees of Dartmouth College
- The impossibility of I-9 compliance
- Solutions that could address both NIL and employee status related issues
Speakers:
Ksenia Maiorova, Practice Group Leader, Individual and Olympic Athletes, Green & Spiegel, LLC
Amy Maldonado, Founder and Principal, Law Offices of Amy Maldonado, LLC
John Mazzeo, Associate General Counsel, Vertical Screen, Inc.
Prof. David Weber, Creighton University
Disclaimer: All views or opinions expressed by any presenter during the course of this CLE is that of the presenter alone and not an opinion of the Oklahoma Bar Association, the employers, or affiliates of the presenters unless specifically stated. Additionally, any materials, including the legal research, are the product of the individual contributor, not the Oklahoma Bar Association. The Oklahoma Bar Association makes no warranty, express or implied, relating to the accuracy or content of these materials.