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Collective Bargaining

Learn about the collective-bargaining model in professional sports and collective-bargaining agreements between professional sports leagues and players associations.

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Collective bargaining is a process where employees negotiate with an employer to establish certain terms of employment, such as the employees’ salaries, benefits, and working conditions. The agreed-upon employment terms are then memorialized in an agreement known as a collective-bargaining agreement, or CBA. In sports, CBAs play an important role in establishing employment conditions that both the players associations and leagues agree to follow.

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Lessons

1. Welcome
2. Amateur Sports
  • The Employment Question and Unionization
  • Collegiate Collective Bargaining
  • The Scholarship Contract
  • Name, Image, and Likeness
  • Evolving Name, Image, and Likeness Laws
  • The Amateurism Model
  • Institutional Duty of Care
  • Ramifications of Amateur Athletes as Employees
3. Amateur Sports Associations
  • Public and Private Sports Associations
  • Collegiate Athletic Associations
  • Olympic Athletic Associations
  • United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee
4. Eligibility, Health, and Gender Issues
  • Eligibility Issues in Amateur Sports
  • Concussion Protocols
  • Anti-Doping Agencies
  • Drug Testing in High School and Collegiate Sports
  • Disability Issues in Sports
  • Sex Discrimination and Title IX
5. Sports and Antitrust Laws
  • Sherman Antitrust Act
  • Amateur Association Antitrust Caselaw
  • Antitrust Issues in Professional Sports
  • Baseball’s Exemption from Antitrust Laws
  • Rival Leagues
  • Franchise Relocation and Expansion
6. Unique Issues in Professional Sports
  • Collectively Owned Leagues
  • Ramifications of Collective Ownership
  • Role of the Commissioner
  • Professional Sports Facilities
  • Broadcast Rights and Media Issues
  • Collective Bargaining
  • Agents and Athletes
7. Other Legal Issues in Sports
  • Criminal and Civil Liability in Sports
  • Intellectual Property in Professional and Amateur Sports
  • Venue Liability
  • Products Liability