December 2024 -- College Sports: Unionization & Compensation Issues

Join NJ LERA for its annual event co-sponsored with the Rutgers University Student Chapter of LERA, hosted at the historic Labor Education Center, for a program on cutting-edge issues related to college sports.  Topics will include Union-organizing efforts, whether college athletes are “employees” under wage and hour and other laws, and NIL compensation.  Enjoy dinner, learn from experts, meet the new Dean of the School of Management & Labor Relations (“SMLR”), and engage with peers.       

Program Coordinators:

• William Dwyer, Associate Teaching Professor, Rutgers SMLR
• James M. Cooney, Associate Teaching Professor, Rutgers SMLR, and Labor Arbitrator

Welcoming Remarks:

• Mark S. Anner, Dean and Distinguished Professor, Rutgers SMLR

Panelists:

• Matthew I.W. Baker, Esq., Genova Burns, LLC
• Leonard C. Schiro, Esq., Mets, Schiro & McGovern, LLP, and Adjunct Professor, Rutgers SMLR
   

DATE:  Monday, December 2, 2024
TIME:  5:30 P.M. Registration and Informal Reception
           6:00 P.M.  Buffet Dinner
           7:00 P.M. – 8:30 P.M.  Program

LOCATION:      Rutgers Labor Education Center
                         50 Labor Center Way
                         New Brunswick, NJ  08901
                         (near NJ Turnpike exit 9)

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Registration closes 11/26/24 at 5:00 PM.