On June 6, 2025, a U.S. District Judge in the Northern District of California approved the long-anticipated and landmark $2.576 billion settlement in House v. NCAA, transforming the landscape of college sports. Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s Alston decision (which held that student-athletes were entitled to up to $5,980 in cash-equivalent education related compensation per year), the House settlement resolves three consolidated antitrust lawsuits brought by student-athletes against the NCAA. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Read Ashley's article here . Host: Susan Deniker ( email ) ( Steptoe & Johnson ) Guest Speaker: Ashley Higginson ( email ) ( Miller Canfield ) Support the show  Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs.

In today's episode, we discuss the case of Wayne Hannan and Scouts Canada. Mr. Hannan had been a dedicated volunteer with Scouts Canada for 65 years, when he was unexpectedly rejected by the organization after his annual application to volunteer. Listen in as we talk about proper policy development for volunteer organizations to avoid such lawsuits. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host: Mark Alward ( email ) ( Taylor McCaffrey LLP / Manitoba) Guest Speaker: Jeff Palamar ( email ) ( Taylor McCaffrey LLP / Manitoba) Support the show  Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs.

In this episode, we discuss what makes Virginia a unique state to do business compared to other parts of the United States. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host: Steve Hirschfeld ( email ) ( Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP / California) Guest Speaker: Tom Winn ( email ), Anne Bibeau ( email ) & Victor Cardwell ( email ) ( Woods Rogers / Virginia) Support the show  Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs.