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Workmen's Compensation And The Scholarship Athlete, Sheldon Elliot Steinbach
Workmen's Compensation And The Scholarship Athlete, Sheldon Elliot Steinbach
Cleveland State Law Review
Workmen's Compensation law is a law of a remedial nature and is liberally construed in all states. In order to avoid the impact of Van Horn and Nemeth, the schools must eliminate any contractual relationship which provides for the rewarding or renewal of scholarship aid only so long as the student plays on the team. If this proviso is eliminated from scholarship awards, the athlete's participation can be characterized under the law as voluntary or merely gratuitous, thereby avoiding the effect of the Workmen's Compensation Act. Should institutions of higher education persist in retaining a contractual employment relationship with their …