FLSA vs. NCAA: New Minimum Wage Action Levels Latest Attack on Amateur Status of College Athletes

A collective action filed last month in the Southern District of Indiana seeks unpaid wages on behalf of NCAA college athletes, claiming that student athletes are “employees” under the Fair Labor Standard Act and entitled to at least the minimum wage.  A former women’s soccer player at the University of Houston filed the suit, naming the NCAA and all Division I schools as defendants.

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