Disability insurance policies are frequently secured by college football players, especially those who expect to be selected in the early rounds of the NFL draft. These policies are typically secured by the player in one or two forms. One option allows players to secure coverage to protect against “total permanent disability”. Such coverage would only
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers to Settle Cheerleaders’ Wage-and-Hour Class Action
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have agreed to settle a class action lawsuit brought by its cheerleaders on May 19, 2014. Pierre-Val v. Buccaneers Ltd. Partnership, No. 14-cv-01182 (M.D. Fla.). The Buccaneers agreed to pay $825,000, with $264,000 of the settlement allocated to attorney’s fees. As a class action, the settlement awaits Court approval after…
The Top Five Immigration Mistakes Made By Foreign Athletes
In 2014, opening day rosters in the National Basketball Association listed 101 players born outside the United States, Major League Baseball boasted 224 players from countries such as Japan, Korea, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Japan, Cuba, and Mexico, not to mention the many players from other countries in the National Hockey League, Major League Soccer, and…
NFL and NFLPA Finalize Amended Substance Abuse Policies
After years of intensely contentious negotiations, the NFL and NFL Players Association have reached an agreement on the league’s performance enhancing substance policy and substance abuse policy.
Both policies were unanimously approved by the 32 NFL player representatives weeks ago, but were held up by final negotiations. The NFL and the NFLPA have been attempting…
Ray Rice Saga: Not Just About The Punishment Fitting the Crime
The disturbing domestic violence incident involving former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice and his wife may raise issues for professional football’s labor relations as well as Rice’s future career as a player.
Rice was seen in a hotel video dragging his wife out of an elevator. National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell investigated and…
FEDERAL JUDGE APPROVES PRELIMINARY SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION FILED BY NFL RETIREES
Judge Anita Brody of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has approved a preliminary settlement of a class action filed by former National Football League players claiming the League failed to take reasonable actions to protect players from the risks created by head injuries and attempted to conceal those risks…
The Athlete’s Spoken Word And Its Potential Legal Impact
News sources have revealed that NFL player Riley Cooper will be spending some time away from the Philadelphia Eagles to attend counseling after the recent release of a video showing Cooper using a racial slur at a concert. Though Cooper and the Eagles have received media attention surrounding the remark and the team’s response, these…
NFL Asks Applicants about Sexual Orientation – Is it Discrimination?
Reports of potential NFL players being asked such questions as “Do you like girls?” have surfaced and are being criticized as apparent attempts to ascertain the individual player’s sexual orientation. These reports follow statements made by a few NFL players opining that homosexual teammates would not be welcome in the locker room. Fans often forget…
NFL Reaches Agreement with Referee Association, Ends Lockout
The National Football League (NFL) and its regular officials have reached a tentative agreement on a new eight-year collective bargaining agreement, ending an NFL-imposed lockout that began in June.
During the lockout, replacement referees oversaw the first 48 regular season games of the 2012 campaign. A questionable touchdown decision made by the replacement officials…
The Hits Keep Coming:NFL Referees Association Files NLRB Charge against NFL
It may be the NFL’s offseason, but there has still been plenty of action surrounding “the League” in the legal arena: lawsuits alleging everything from the NFL’s failure to warn players concerning the risks of concussions to defamation resulting from the Commissioner’s public statements about the New Orleans Saints’ bounty scandal. The NFL will now…