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To Share Or Not To Share: Revenue Sharing Structures In Professional Sports, Justin R. Hunt Apr 2011

To Share Or Not To Share: Revenue Sharing Structures In Professional Sports, Justin R. Hunt

Justin R Hunt

To Share Or Not To Share: Revenue Sharing Structures In Professional Sports Since the creation of profit-sharing by the American Football League in 1959, professional sports leagues have relied on revenue sharing to promote competitive balance among member organizations, despite varying economic conditions and market capacities. Every league acknowledges that the purpose of a revenue sharing agreement is to allow a closer range of payroll spending that might otherwise not be accomplished, preventing large market teams from controlling the allocation of high-priced free agents. These revenue sharing arrangements rely on the collaborative efforts of league members to maximize revenue from …


The Continuing Availability Of Retaliatory Discharge And Other State Tort Causes Of Action To Employees Covered By Collective Bargaining Agreements, Peter Zablotsky Mar 2011

The Continuing Availability Of Retaliatory Discharge And Other State Tort Causes Of Action To Employees Covered By Collective Bargaining Agreements, Peter Zablotsky

Peter Zablotsky

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On Precarious Ground: Binding Arbitration Clauses, Collective Bargaining Agreements, And Waiver Of Statutory Workplace Discrimination Claims Post-Pyett - Duraku V. Tishman Speyer Properties, Inc., J. Nicholas Haynes Jan 2011

On Precarious Ground: Binding Arbitration Clauses, Collective Bargaining Agreements, And Waiver Of Statutory Workplace Discrimination Claims Post-Pyett - Duraku V. Tishman Speyer Properties, Inc., J. Nicholas Haynes

Journal of Dispute Resolution

During the 1960s, federal and state governments put into place a maze of statutes aimed at protecting the civil rights of minorities, both in society and in the workplace. While these statutes have undoubtedly lessened workplace discrimination for minorities in the United States, there are still some areas that are uncertain or unsettled, especially when a union is involved on behalf of the employees. More to the point, there has been a wealth of confusion as to whether the right to bring a statutory workplace discrimination claim can be waived when a worker joins a union and allows the union …