This summer’s cover story in the Harvard Law Bulletin is Pay for Play: Suddenly, the N.C.A.A. is forced to play defense in more than one court. The story describes the multiple legal challenges the N.C.A.A. is facing for the way it compensates and treats its student-athletes, including the football player unionization drive at Northwestern University that we’ve covered extensively.
The article quotes Ben Sachs extensively, as he explains that there is a “perception that student-athletes are getting a raw deal.”
The whole article is worth a read.
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June 9
SoFi Stadium workers authorize a strike ahead of the World Cup; the NLRB finds Starbucks violated labor law; Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee is struck down.
June 8
BLS releases May jobs reports; US Trade Representative proposes new tariffs.
June 7
SAG-AFTRA members ratify a four-year CBA and the International Trade Union Confederation releases its 2026 Global Rights Index.
June 4
Third Circuit tosses DOL’s $35.8 million healthcare wage award; Trump’s Republican NLRB nominee gets Senate hearing; Harvard graduate students end strike.
June 3
JOLTS data shows mixed labor market as personal income declines; New York Fed research links remote work to rising youth unemployment; Virginia Governor Spanberger signs sweeping employment reform package.
June 2
Illinois passes rideshare driver unionization bill; DOL issues new union financial reporting rule; unions push back against AI data center regulations.