Abstract
Intercollegiate athletics is big business. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), its member universities, and athletic administrators are well compensated for their efforts in making sure that the business runs smoothly. Historically, the athletes on the field, pitch, diamond, or hardwood have been left out of the discussion regarding how to divvy up the eleven-figure fruits of their labor. However, as college student-athletes being dubbed employees appears to be imminent, so too is their opportunity to finally be paid their fair share.
This Note analyzes the ramifications of college athletes achieving employee status. It discusses federal labor law and how it would likely govern the future relationship between athletes and their respective schools. Finally, this Note weighs the positive and negative aspects of college athletes being employees under the law and, ultimately, finds the NCAA’s amateurism model in its death throes of relevancy.
Recommended Citation
Otto, Nathaniel E.
(2023)
"The End of an Error: No More Misclassifying University Employees as Mere Student-Athletes,"
Florida Entertainment and Sports Law Review: Vol. 3:
Iss.
1, Article 7.
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.ufl.edu/feslr/vol3/iss1/7