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NLRB Rules College Football Players on Scholarship are Employees and Can Form Unions

Earlier today, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) Regional Office 13 issued a groundbreaking decision in Northwestern University v. College Athletes Players Association (Case No. 13-RC-121359) which could fundamentally alter the relationship of college football players to their schools and to the N.C.A.A. The NLRB’s Regional Office ruled that:…

CA Employees Get Time Off to Vote

With the election here, California employers are reminded that California law provides employees with up to 2 hours paid time off to vote if an employee provides 2 working days’ notice of the need for time off tp to vote.  To qualify, the employee must state only that…