As the debate over paying college athletes heats up, as it did this week thanks to one North Carolina lawmaker, CollegeAD recently sat down with employment attorney, Mike Phillips partner with the law firm of McGuireWood. Together, Mr. Woods and The Culture of Sports host Jonathan Yates discussed how employment law applies to paying student-athletes as well as how the law impacts other areas of sports.
4:30 – How current law applies to paying college athletes
5:30 – The confluence of factors should have NCAA looking at legislation solution from Congress
7:30 – If classified as workers, could college athletes be fired?
10:30 – Title IX aspects of paying college athletes
11:30 – Sponsorship aspects of paying college athletes
20:30 – Concussion lawsuits will expand for college sports
22:40 – Title IX and its procedural protections
25:00 – Better for NCAA and athletic directors to be proactive
26:00 – eSports and the law