Student Athlete or Student Employee? Considering the Future Implications of Recent College-Athletics Decisions Regarding Employee Classification

Authors

Nathan Schmutz
Joseph Hanks

Keywords

student athletes, student employees, National Labor Relations Board, NCAA

Abstract

Nature often provides warning signs of oncoming danger. For example, a generally recognized phenomenon associated with a tidal wave caused by an oceanic earthquake is the major withdrawal of water resembling an extreme low tide. Universities take note, a similar phenomenon might be occurring in relation to college sports. Recent decisions might be signaling a receding of waters before a surge of litigation that results in college athletes being considered employees of the university. This paper considers recent court and administrative decisions that might be indicative of this major shift and discusses possible implications of such a change.

Recommended Citation

Schmutz, Nathan and Hanks, Joseph (2024) "Student Athlete or Student Employee? Considering the Future Implications of Recent College-Athletics Decisions Regarding Employee Classification," BYU Education & Law Journal: Vol. 2024: Iss. 1, Article 6.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byu_elj/vol2024/iss1/6