The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has silenced all major sports leagues. Instead of the anticipated opening of the 2020 Major League Baseball (MLB) season during the last week of March, MLB and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) announced agreement on the specific terms governing the potential beginning of a coronavirus delayed start to the
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Proposal in Congress Would Prevent Overtime Pay for Minor Leaguers
Representatives Cheri Bustos (D-IL) and Brett Guthrie (R-KY) have introduced the Save America’s Pastime Act (SAPA) to preserve the decades-old minor league pay structure which prevents players from receiving overtime compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) (Bustos withdrew her support for the legislation almost immediately after its introduction following her constituency’s negative reaction,…
Minor League Players Granted Conditional Class Certification in Wage Suit
A group of former minor league baseball players alleging they were not paid the minimum wage in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act has been granted conditional class certification in a suit brought in California federal court against Major League Baseball teams. Now, both current and former minor league players will have the opportunity…
Major League Baseball Players Association Amends Agent Regulations To Require Written Exams For Applicants
For the first time since October 1, 2010, the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) has enacted a series of amendments to its regulations governing player agents. Approved during the MLBPA’s recent annual Executive Board meeting in Orlando, the amendments address the union’s ongoing effort to improve the quality and knowledge of agent applicants. Each…
Major League Baseball And Its Players Association Reach Agreement On Amended Drug Accord
Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association have negotiated changes to its current Joint Drug Treatment and Prevention Program to create the most stringent drug program in baseball history.
In an effort to eradicate performance enhancing drugs from the game, the revised drug protocol contains a significant increase in penalties for violations …
MLB:First Major Sport To Add In-Season HGH Testing
Major League Baseball (MLB) has announced an unprecedented addition to its current drug testing program in an effort to eliminate player use of human growth hormone (HGH). Beginning with the 2013 season, MLB will conduct random, unannounced, in-season blood testing for HGH. All players will be tested at least once during the season. This marks…
Major League Baseball Introduces Social Media Policy for Players
As part of the new collective bargaining agreement between owners and major league players, Major League Baseball (MLB) has introduced a new social media policy for all 40-man roster players.
In an introductory memorandum to affected players, MLB acknowledges the importance of social media and encourages player use for communicating with fans. It states, “We…
Arizona State’s 2nd Annual Conference on Sports & Entertainment Law
The Jackson Lewis Collegiate and Professional Sports Industry Group will be a featured participant at Arizona State’s 2nd Sports and Entertainment Law Conference. The full details of the conference are posted below.
What: Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law’s 2nd Annual Conference on Sports and Entertainment Law
When: Saturday, November 5, 2011 (9 a.m.
Early MLB Agreements Bode Well For Future Labor Peace
Major League Baseball and its Players Association have reached two unprecedented accords on concussion protocols and pension revisions for a limited group of its retired players.
While the NFL and its players are embroiled in a legal battle in federal court and the NBA and its players appear headed in the same direction, the working…