{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"16. Classifying College Athletes as &quot;Employees&quot;","description":"In this episode, we discuss the latest activity around classifying college athletes as &quot;employees&quot; of their institutions, starting with the memo put out by National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo, then a case that has been filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act, as well as the latest move by the SEC and Ole Miss to allow athletes to collect academic achievement awards of up to $5,980 per year.  NLRA:  https:\/\/www.nlrb.gov\/guidance\/key-reference-materials\/national-labor-relations-act General Counsel of NLRB Memo:  https:\/\/www.nlrb.gov\/news-outreach\/news-story\/nlrb-general-counsel-jennifer-abruzzo-issues-memo-on-employee-status-of SEC\/Ole Miss:  https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/2021\/11\/20\/ole-miss-begins-extra-benefits-alston-ruling CBPA: https:\/\/www.cbpa.us\/  Support this Podcast: https:\/\/anchor.fm\/maddie-salamone Connect with Maddie Salamone on Social Media: Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/madsal15 YouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCbwoJD3-PCz0eGGmr8KfyXw --- This episode is sponsored by \u00b7 Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https:\/\/anchor.fm\/app Support this podcast: https:\/\/anchor.fm\/maddie-salamone\/support","author_name":"Speaking of Athletes","author_url":"https:\/\/maddiesalamone.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/21732890\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/119063276"}