April 10, 2018
A group of minor league players told the Ninth Circuit on Monday that a brand-new federal wage law exemption is not retroactive and would not impact an already-granted collective certification in a wage suit.
March 27, 2018
The Ninth Circuit on Monday asked minor league baseball players and Major League Baseball to weigh in on new legislation that exempts the players from federal wage-and-hour requirements amid an ongoing labor dispute.
March 20, 2018
Unions representing minor league hockey players, sports officials and nonsports professionals urged the Ninth Circuit on Monday to uphold class certification for minor league baseball players in a wage-and-hour suit against Major League Baseball and its teams, saying that the only way the players can adequately litigate their claims is as a class.
October 31, 2017
A pair of law professors told the Ninth Circuit on Monday that minor league ballplayers who played and trained in Arizona and Florida should have received class certification in a wage-and-hour lawsuit against Major League Baseball, saying a California federal judge misinterpreted U.S. Supreme Court precedent in denying their certification bids.
October 24, 2017
Minor league baseball players pursuing a wage suit against Major League Baseball told the Ninth Circuit on Monday that a lower court erred by certifying a California class but not also approving proposed Arizona and Florida classes based on misguided concerns over which states' laws would apply.