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The Strike Zone—March 28, 2022

Mar 28, 2022 Alex Blutman

In long-running litigation over alleged wage violations, a federal district court ruled on a summary judgment motion that a class of Arizona-based minor league baseball players are year-round, joint employees of Major League Baseball and its clubs. The case dates to 2014, when the players sued alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act and […]

The Strike Zone—February 14, 2022

Feb 14, 2022 Alex Blutman

In a first-of-its-kind case at this level, former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores is suing the NFL, New York Giants, Denver Broncos, and the Dolphins alleging in a proposed class action that the league and its teams have engaged in a pattern of racially discriminatory hiring practices. The NFL has a history of a […]

The Rooney and Mansfield Rules: Diversity Programs in Structurally Different Industries

Apr 3, 2019 Heylee Bernstein

In 2002, civil rights attorneys commissioned a study regarding minority NFL coaches. The study concluded black coaches outperformed white coaches in virtually every objective criterion, and had better records when fired. Between 2000 and 2002, NFL teams hired 21 head coaches, and only two were black. Prompted by the study’s stark conclusions and wanting to […]

December 21, 2018
News & Commentary

Vail Kohnert-Yount

Chipotle’s forced arbitration agreements are backfiring spectacularly, reported the Huffington Post. Like the 12,000 drivers pursuing arbitration against Uber, workers are flooding the burrito chain with arbitration cases after the company blocked their claims in court. Chipotle began requiring employees to sign mandatory arbitration agreements several years ago, forcing their workers to cede their right to […]

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The Strike Zone—March 28, 2022

The Strike Zone—February 14, 2022

The Rooney and Mansfield Rules: Diversity Programs in Structurally Different Industries

December 21, 2018