I'm all for greater athlete rights, protections and a fair
sharing of the wealth. The language of this victory, however,
disturbs me.
Peter Sung Ohr of the National Labor Relations Board ruled:
"In the instant case it cannot be said the Employer's
scholarship players are 'primarily students'."
To read the full text of Duane Morris attorney
Kenneth L. Shropshire's opinion piece about the NLRB's
recent ruling on student-athletes, please visit The New York Times website.
This article originally appeared in The New York
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