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9 Prof. Sports & L. 1 (2018-2019)

handle is hein.journals/profsptla9 and id is 1 raw text is: Route To: / / PROFESSIONAL S March April 2018 . Volume 8, Issue 1 and the Former Employee Sues Atlanta Hawks for Reverse Discrimination, Retaliation By Gregg Clifton and Blake Wilkie, of Jackson Lewis P.C. liustrating the concept of reverse dis- crimination, Margo Kline, a former community development coordinator with the Atlanta Hawks who was terminated by the team in March of 2017, has filed suit against the team in U.S District Court in Atlanta, alleging discrimination based on gender and race because she is a white female and retaliation. Kline's complaint seeks damages, punitive damages, attorneys' fees, and the equitable remedy of reinstatement or front pay in lieu of reinstatement. Kline previously filed a charge of race and sex dis- crimination and retaliation with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which in December of 2017 dismissed her allegations and provided her a notice of a right to sue. Reverse discrimination refers to the unfair and different treatment of members of a historically advantaged or majority group of people. It is illegal to make employment decisions based on an employee or applicant's race, gender, na- tional origin, religion, sexual orientation, or pregnancy. This includes discrimination against members of a majority group; an individual belonging to a majority or advantaged group is not precluded from using the same discrimination laws as any minority or traditionally disadvantaged group. (hile reverse discrimination is often downplayed because those subject See EX-EMPLOYEE on Page 17 The Lasting Legacy of Art Modell Felt As Columbus Eyes Move to Austin By Scott Andresen, of Andresen & Associates, P.C. he Move. While that phrase may have very little import throughout the sport- ing world generally, it has had a lasting impact in state of Ohio that is still being felt 23 years later. The Move refers to the decision by team owner Art Modell to move his Cleveland Browns team to Baltimore during the 1995 NFL season. Subsequent litigation seeking to pre- vent The Move (see City of Cleveland v. Cleveland Browns, et al., Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Case No. CV-95-297833) was ultimately settled via a compromise that kept the Browns name, colors, history, records and the like in Cleveland, while allow- ing Modell to take his talents to the city of Baltimore. Not wishing to relive the Modell Experience, the Ohio state legislature enacted Ohio Revised Code §9.6 a year later on June 20, 1996. Officially titled Restrictions on owner ofprofessional See LEGACY on Page 1 Antitrust uase 1 b NFL Picks Up Victory in Discrimination Case 16 COPYRIGHT C0 2018 HACKNEY PUBLICATIONS (HACKNEYPUBLICATIONS.COM)

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