NCAA Abuses ‘Student-Athlete’ Term to Deny Rights, NLRB Alleges

US labor board prosecutors say the National Collegiate Athletic Association has been abusing the term “student-athlete” to deprive students of workplace protections.

“College athletics are big businesses raking in billions each year” that are “all based on players’ labor,” Amanda Laufer, an attorney for the National Labor Relations Board’s general counsel, said at a hearing in Los Angeles.

Opening arguments kicked off Monday in a case that may shape the future of college sports in the US. An NLRB judge is considering whether the NCAA, the Pac-12 Conference, and the University of Southern California are all legally bosses of student ...