NCAA Granted Quick Review of College Athlete Employee Ruling

Whether NCAA Division I student athletes are employees of the colleges and universities they attend, entitling them to pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act, will be decided by the Third Ciruit.

It granted the NCAA permission to appeal the issue Thursday after the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania green lighted the NCAA’s motion for immediate appeal after previously rejecting it.

The trial court ruled in September that the students could pursue their FLSA claims against the National Collegiate Athletic Association because they plausibly alleged it, along with their schools, is their joint employer.

The NCAA ...