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A Title VII Case Leads to the Question of Whether a Referee Association is a Place of Public Accommodation and Where the Liability Exposure May Be: Today’s blog entry comes from the Wait a Second blog. It was something that I was going to blog on anyway, but the Wait a Second blog beat me to the punch. As everyone knows, I still will blog on cases that other bloggers have blogged on if I feel I can offer a unique perspective.; By William Goren, one of the country's foremost authorities on the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Tags: Referee Association, Place of public accommodation; Comments (0)

There's a Storm Brewing in Baseball: There is a storm brewing in baseball and the current pandemic is exacerbating the situation. The current collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) was finalized on November 30, 2016, and is scheduled to expire on December 1, 2021.; By Warren K. Zola, Carroll School of Management, Boston College; Tags: MLBPA, CBA, Baseball, MLB, MiLB; Comments (0)

Dwayne Haskins Early Career and Release: When Dwayne Haskins was drafted 15th overall by the Washington Football Team (“WFT”), the former Ohio State standout was expected to make a big impact.; By Johnathan Nucci, 2L at Penn State Law and President of the Sports and Entertainment Law Society; Tags: Football, Washington Football Team, NFL, Dwayne Haskins; Comments (0)

The Media and NIL: As we read about the flurry of collegiate NIL proposals, whether from California that led with the first legislation, (and which is currently being revised), or Florida that will, in theory, be the first law to actually go into the defect, or various forms of proposed NCAA or national legislation, the impact on the broadcasters gets almost no attention.; By Bobby Hacker, SLA Board Member, Attorney at Law and Sports Media Consultant; Tags: NIL, NCAA, NLRA, O'Bannon; Comments (0)

Kick-Start Your New Year with Our SLA Chat Series, TX-OK-LA Edition: SLA Members in Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas are invited to join us on Wednesday, January 13, 2021, at 5:00 pm Central for a limited-space, informal chat led by Vicky Neumeyer, SVP & General Counsel, New Orleans Saints and Pelicans, and Brandon James, VP of Basketball Administration & Deputy General Counsel, San Antonio Spurs.; Tags: SLA Chat Series; Comments (0)