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Dawson v. National Collegiate Athletic Association et al

  1. May 11, 2017

    Ex-USC Football Player Appeals Dismissal Of Wage Suit

    Former University of Southern California football player Lamar Dawson on Thursday moved to revive his putative minimum wage and overtime pay class action against the NCAA and Pac-12 Conference, filing an appeal with the Ninth Circuit.

  2. April 25, 2017

    NCAA Dodges Ex-USC Football Player's Wage Class Action

    A California federal judge on Tuesday tossed a former University of Southern California football player's putative class action alleging the NCAA and Pac-12 Conference improperly deny student-athletes minimum wage, finding that the athletes aren't employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

  3. April 20, 2017

    NCAA Seeks To Nix USC Football Player's Wage Class Action

    The National Collegiate Athletic Association asked a California federal judge Thursday to dismiss a former University of Southern California football player's wage-and-hour suit on behalf of a putative class of student-athletes, saying at a hearing that the money teams generate and restrictions on players' activities don't make the association an employer.

  4. March 28, 2017

    NCAA Says Even Players In Revenue Sports Aren't Employees

    The NCAA again urged a California federal court to dismiss minimum-wage and overtime claims by a former University of Southern California football player, arguing Monday that his suit rests on the "implausible" contention that the revenue generated by certain college football programs makes those players employees.

  5. February 28, 2017

    Former USC Football Player Defends FLSA Class Action

    A former University of Southern California football player urged the Northern District of California on Monday not to toss his proposed class action seeking wages and overtime pay for Division I Football Bowl Subdivision players, saying the economic realities of the multibillion-dollar business show that the class deserves pay.

  6. January 30, 2017

    NCAA, PAC-12 Want Out Of Football Players' Wage Suit

    The NCAA and Pac-12 Conference asked a California federal judge to dismiss a proposed wage-and-hour class action on Friday, arguing that both federal and state law have already determined that student-athletes are not employees and make it impossible for the governing bodies to be employers under labor laws.

  7. December 14, 2016

    NCAA Can't Halt Football Wage Suit After 7th Circ. Ruling

    A California federal judge said Wednesday the NCAA and Pac-12 Conference cannot delay a putative wage-and-hour class action by a former University of Southern California linebacker despite a possible motion to dismiss based on a recent Seventh Circuit decision that student-athletes are not "employees," finding that case is "not controlling."

  8. September 28, 2016

    Ex-USC Football Player Sues NCAA, Seeking Unpaid Wages

    A former University of Southern California linebacker is leading a putative class of college football players in a lawsuit against the NCAA and the Pac-12 Conference, alleging the organizations prevent athletes from being considered employees deserving minimum wage pay under state and federal law.

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