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18 Legal Issues Collegiate Athletics 1 (2016-2017)

handle is hein.journals/lica18 and id is 1 raw text is: November 2016 Volume 18, Issue 1 Legal Issues in A Report of Court Decisions, Legislation and Regulations Affecting Collegiate Athletics IN THIS ISSUE 2 NCAA Announces Hire of Director of Law, Policy and Governance Jackie Campbell will return to the NCAA as the director of law, policy and governance. 3 Are Student-Athletes Employees? NCAA Faces A New Challenge The National Collegiate Athletic Association ('NCAA) faces an- other legal challenge to its amateurism model as former student- athlete Lamar Dawson filed a class action complaint on Septem- ber 26th, 2016 in the Northern District of California. 5 Supreme Court Rebuffs Appeal of O'Bannon- What It Means Last weeks U.S. Supreme Court decision not to hear the appeal in the O'Bannon v. NCAA case concerning the treatment of college athletes is another sign the NCAA must abide by federal antitrust laws when implementing rules about the ability of athletes to earn compensation, a University at Buffalo School of Law expert said recently. 6 Jackson Lewis Adds Dallas Lawyer to Sports Law Team Jackson Lewis PC has announced that John G. Long has joined the firms Dallas office as Of Counsel, where he will assist the leaders ofthefirm' Collegiate and Professional Sports Practice Group, Gregg E. Clifton and Paul V Kelly. Long joins Jackson Lewis fom Michael Best & Friedrich, where he was a Senior Counsel member ofthefirm' Labor and Employment Rela- tions Practice Group and Chairman of the NCAA and Athletic Compliance Practice. 7 A Glimpse Into What It Is Like to be a College Athlete with a Gender Identity Crisis Every so often, we hear from our subscribers, who recommend a story that we find both compelling and topical. The story ofLex Clay is just such a story. 9 Best Practices in Helping Athletes with Disability/LOV Insurance The availability of insurance to protect collegiate athletes'ffuture professional earnings is critical in enabling many students to continue their collegiate careers. 1 Jury Awards Ex- Coach $3.36 Million in Wrongful Termination A California jury has awarded Beth Burns, the former womens basketball coach at San Diego State University history (SDSU), $3,356,250 after considering her wrongful termination claim against the school. 11 DOE Levies Historic Fine Against Penn State Over Handling of Sexual Misconduct Incidents The U.S. Department ofEducation has announced that it is seeking to impose on Penn State University a record fine of nearly $2.4 million for failing to comply with the Jeanne Clery Disclo- sure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act after a comprehensive review prompted by on-campus sex offenses involving former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. 12 Labor Board Reviews Northwestern Student- Athlete Policies The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), in a recent Advice Memorandum (NLRB Case No. 13-CA-157467), has effectively ended the closely-watched enforcement action against Northwestern University on whether certain intercollegiate student-athletes are statutory employees forpurposes of the Na- tional Labor Relations Act. Route To: /

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