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The Nil Glass Ceiling, Tan Boston

University of Richmond Law Review

Name, image, and likeness (“NIL”) produced nearly $1 billion in earnings for intercollegiate athletes in its inaugural year. Analysts argue that the shockingly high totals result from disproportionate
institutional support for revenue-generating sports.

Although NIL earnings have soared upwards of eight figures to date, first-year data reveals that significant gender disparities exist. Such disparities raise Title IX concerns, which this Article illustrates using a hypothetical university and NIL collective. As such, this Article reveals how schools can facilitate gender discrimination through NIL collectives, contrary to Title IX. Although plainly applicable to NIL transactions in which schools are involved, Title IX’s …

Labor And Employment Law, Thomas M. Winn Iii

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.

University Of Richmond Law Review

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.

Effect Of Virginia Workmen's Compensation Act Upon The Right Of A Third-Party Tortfeasor To Obtain Contribution From An Employer Whose Concurrent Negligence Caused Employee's Death Or Injury, Robert I. Stevenson

University of Richmond Law Review

The Supreme Court of Virginia has never been asked to determine a third party's contribution rights where his negligence has combined with that of an employer to cause personal injury to an employee covered by the Virginia Workmen's Compensation Act [hereinafter referred to as the Act]. Although the question is a novel one in Virginia, courts in other jurisdictions have coped with the problem and have arrived at diverse solutions. At the outset, a brief review of the Act and of the Virginia contribution statute seems appropriate.