Laura Reathaford

[Laura Reathaford @LReathaford]

@WinterSportsLaw @Law360 This case should never have been certified as a class action.

[Laura Reathaford @LReathaford]

@nickstrong @AnthonyEdge15 @BradleyBaseball @BradleyBraves @hittingmental Well done coach! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[Laura Reathaford @LReathaford]

@AnthonyEdge15 @BradleyBaseball @BradleyBraves @hittingmental Contact the Mr. Kessler at Winston and Strawn. [email protected]. He can help you get DSA status if you are entitled to it. Just because you weren’t initially designated, does not mean you still can’t be if your school did not designate you in good faith.

[Laura Reathaford @LReathaford]

@NILnotNLI @mac_schissel @ImYouthSoccer Being a DSA does not prevent them from going to another school. They can transfer just like anyone else.

[Laura Reathaford @LReathaford]

@mdhhsu @noroster_limits @samcehrlich @B12Mafia @NCAA @NCAASettlement @WinterSportsLaw @therealshenger Agreed. It would’ve been 10 times easier if they had just agreed (with the objectors) to grandfather in every D1 athlete. Yet, this is the path they chose 🤷🏼‍♀️. So, I really have little sympathy for any additional required labor on their part.

[Laura Reathaford @LReathaford]

@mdhhsu @noroster_limits @samcehrlich @B12Mafia @NCAA @NCAASettlement @WinterSportsLaw @therealshenger Mr. Berman and Mr. Kessler are class counsel and should advocate for anyone who was not designated but should’ve been. I have heard that Mr. Kessler has offered to go to court and fight for DSA status if necessary.

[Laura Reathaford @LReathaford]

@mdhhsu @noroster_limits @samcehrlich @B12Mafia @NCAA @NCAASettlement @WinterSportsLaw @therealshenger I think there are procedures in place if a school doesn’t designate you by July 6. It is not up to the athlete to advocate for this… Although they should advocate for themselves if a school is not adding them to the list when the athlete should be on the list.

[Laura Reathaford @LReathaford]

@RossDellenger I don’t think that is right Ross. The schools must designate someone as a DSA if the athlete was told that they are being cut or could be cut because of roster limits. So it is not 100% discretionary.

[Laura Reathaford @LReathaford]

@AaronGogley @NILnotNLI @gablcarroll @PhillyInquirer Agreed. This guys sums things up nicely

https://t.co/LVYb1rlq7N

[Laura Reathaford @LReathaford]

@ryanpmulvaney Would love to see a coach put this “competitive advantage” claim in writing.

[Laura Reathaford @LReathaford]

@ryanpmulvaney I believe I argued this in my brief. Yet the judge still found this was an adequate solution. Unreal.

[Laura Reathaford @LReathaford]

@WinterSportsLaw 🤣❤️

[Laura Reathaford @LReathaford]

@amandabiers @WinterSportsLaw @Kenneth67452097 @samcehrlich @sabo21 @therealshenger I would support the idea of college credit. I don’t think classifying anyone as an employee would change the abuse you reference. I am trying to focus on the positive learning benefits that athletes get in support of why an internship makes sense to me.

[Laura Reathaford @LReathaford]

I have thought for some time that the revenue sharing/employee athlete model could be solved with legislation making athletes statutory interns. Tell me why I’m wrong. @WinterSportsLaw @Kenneth67452097 @samcehrlich @sabo21 @therealshenger

[Laura Reathaford @LReathaford]

@samcehrlich @mdhhsu @WinterSportsLaw @Kenneth67452097 @sabo21 @therealshenger 🤣

[Laura Reathaford @LReathaford]

@samcehrlich @mdhhsu @WinterSportsLaw @Kenneth67452097 @sabo21 @therealshenger I actually worked on that case 🤣

[Laura Reathaford @LReathaford]

@WinterSportsLaw @samcehrlich @Kenneth67452097 @sabo21 @therealshenger I guess whether or not someone decides to roll out this kind of legislation will depend on their point of view on precisely those issues. I fall on the other side of the line. I do not think athletes should be employees.

[Laura Reathaford @LReathaford]

@WinterSportsLaw @sabo21 @Kenneth67452097 @samcehrlich @therealshenger It can be the same work. The intern just cannot replace an employee. That might be a hangup, but I also think you could get around it.

[Laura Reathaford @LReathaford]

@samcehrlich @WinterSportsLaw @Kenneth67452097 @sabo21 @therealshenger I think that’s right. My thought is that making them interns would be a legitimate way to justify non-employee status (rather than just saying they are not employees). You could even give them college credit for being on the team.

[Laura Reathaford @LReathaford]

Inadvertently missed @McCannSportsLaw