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The General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board has taken a position that certain college athletes are employees under the National Labor Relations Act. This enforcement position, taken in a publicly released General Counsel Memorandum, raises a number of interesting issues for those in higher education. On a micro level, the memorandum raises the question of which college athletes might be “employees?” From there, the questions are many, including what rights college athletes have to engage in protected activity, organize into unions and bargain, etc. But the questions and possible implications do not stop there – what does this position imply for higher education institutions more generally – for example, what are the implication for student employees, faculty bargaining units, and shared service arrangements?

Our panel will discuss all of this – from the impact of the General Counsel Memorandum on college athletes and the broader impacts for higher education and beyond. Please join us for a look at the direction in which the NLRB is heading and some practical implications and recommendations for consideration right now.

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