NLRB rules players are not University employees.

[dinglefritz]

How could one former NLRB administrator arbitrarily determine that they were employees and now a the new one can say. "nope". Bureaucrats can screw up everything. Will this end turn any of the craziness around and allow the NCAA to set some realistic rules for transfers and NIL?

 

[baseball31ne]

Agree bureaucrats can screw things up for sure. Why we should have as few as humanly possible.

 

[huskerfan66]

How could one former NLRB administrator arbitrarily determine that they were employees and now a the new one can say. "nope". Bureaucrats can screw up everything. Will this end turn any of the craziness around and allow the NCAA to set some realistic rules for transfers and NIL?

Interesting twist

 

[mgbreis]

How? Biden's administrator said athletes are employees, Trump's said they're not. Not too shocking, I wouldn't think. Ultimately courts will decide and my money would bet in the direction of them not being employees. The craziness is far from over.

 

[HuskerDrew]

One just has to use common sense. How the flying eff anyone could think college student athletes are “employees” is ridiculous. You are attending college and playing a sport and getting paid (mostly NIL, which is endorsement money officially) but you are not an employee getting paid to play football, because then why would you even have enrollment requirements?
That would end college football and no one wants that. Frankly, the one thing that would help a ton is to limit transfers to once every two years, unless you get your degree and become a grad transfer. That extra year you have to stay at your current school would help a ton.

 

[dinglefritz]

One just has to use common sense. How the flying eff anyone could think college student athletes are “employees” is ridiculous. You are attending college and playing a sport and getting paid (mostly NIL, which is endorsement money officially) but you are not an employee getting paid to play football, because then why would you even have enrollment requirements?
That would end college football and no one wants that. Frankly, the one thing that would help a ton is to limit transfers to once every two years, unless you get your degree and become a grad transfer. That extra year you have to stay at your current school would help a ton.

Work study? I was a University employee for a semester. 🤷

 

[dinglefritz]

How? Biden's administrator said athletes are employees, Trump's said they're not. Not too shocking, I wouldn't think. Ultimately courts will decide and my money would bet in the direction of them not being employees. The craziness is far from over.

Depends on which crazy judge they seek out.

 

[mgbreis]

Depends on which crazy judge they seek out.

All I was referring to is the fact that there is only one top court, and it is most likely to uphold whatever legislation the current leadership passes. That's going to take time and in the meantime it looks like lower courts are going to make a lot of conflicting rulings. So, craziness for awhile.

 

[Dean Pope]

How? Biden's administrator said athletes are employees, Trump's said they're not. Not too shocking, I wouldn't think. Ultimately courts will decide and my money would bet in the direction of them not being employees. The craziness is far from over.

Why is it not shocking?

 

[mgbreis]

Why is it not shocking?

That NLRB administrators under Biden/Trump have different interpretations? I would be shocked if they agreed.

 

[Dean Pope]

That NLRB administrators under Biden/Trump have different interpretations? I would be shocked if they agreed.

Maybe I am missing something here, but to me this is not a political issue so I would think that there would be a chance that they would agree. Well, that's the common sense way to look at it, but maybe that's where I'm off base!

 

[Chief Wiggum]

Maybe I am missing something here, but to me this is not a political issue so I would think that there would be a chance that they would agree. Well, that's the common sense way to look at it, but maybe that's where I'm off base!

Anything and everything is political now.

 

[northtexashusker]

How could one former NLRB administrator arbitrarily determine that they were employees and now a the new one can say. "nope". Bureaucrats can screw up everything. Will this end turn any of the craziness around and allow the NCAA to set some realistic rules for transfers and NIL?

Nobody determined anything.

One person wrote an opinion. And since it was a desperate plea to poison the well before they left, it was rescinded.

 

[V-Doub]

Anything and everything is political now.

Plus, as others have said, calling them “employees” is actually the more radical interpretation that would involve the most change. Once they are deemed “employees” and are no longer “student athletes” they no longer are legally obligated to take classes or enroll in the school. (academically)

College athletics are changing so fast we are having trouble keeping up legally and just plain logistically. This is would be one more monumental change that college athletics (IMO) doesn’t need and would not be a positive for anyone going forward.

 

[king_kong_]

Work study? I was a University employee for a semester. 🤷

Tons of examples of this

 

[Mrs.Jeans15]

If they are deemed employees. Many athletes should sue the university they played for.

 

[cruelhalo]

They are not employees. They are essentially general contractors and individually establish their pay for play terms in conjunction with, and on behalf of the university and no other party.

 

[king_kong_]

They are not employees. They are essentially general contractors and individually establish their pay for play terms in conjunction with, and on behalf of the university and no other party.

1099s

 

[huskerfan66]

1099s

Trust me. They're probably getting 1099 NEC.