Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Unraveling Amateurism: What You Need to Know About the Evolving Model for Intercollegiate Sports

Location: Lancaster Bar Association (Auditorium)

Time: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm (Lunch will be held from 11:30am to 12pm)

Credits: 1 Substantive Credit

Price: $40.00 for LBA Attorney | $30.00 for LBA Paralegal/Administrator

Speakers: Michael W. Lewis, Esquire, Appel, Yost & Zee LLP and Jeffrey P. Ouellet, Esquire, Appel, Yost & Zee LLP

Description: For years the NCAA enforced rules that prohibited amateur athletes from using their identity for commercial purposes. In 2021, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the NCAA’s prohibition on the compensation of athletes violated federal antitrust law, and shortly thereafter the NCAA adopted new rules that allowed athletes to profit off their name, image and likeness (NIL). This CLE will examine the potential impact of the proposed $2.8 billion dollar court settlement compensating prior student-athletes for lost NIL opportunities, how present NCAA regulations and state law impact NIL on a foregoing basis, and the impact of the Dartmouth NLRB decision concluding that college basketball players were employees of their university.

LEARN MORE: Unraveling Amateurism