NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 17, 2009
CONTACT: KATIE GALLAGHER
517/432-6848, galla145@law.msu.edu
East Lansing, MI — Michigan State University College of Law Professors Amy McCormick and Robert McCormick were invited to make presentations at DePaul University College of Law on their respective sports law research.
The subject of Professor R. McCormick's talk, "Draft Eligibility Rules - The Antitrust Laws and the Labor Exemption," examined the viability of employment eligibility rules in professional sports. This presentation topic grew out of his involvement as co-counsel for the plaintiff in Clarett v. National Football League which challenged the National Football League's draft eligibility rule.
Both the professors then presented "The Myth of the Student-Athlete: The College Athlete as Employee" which described their research published in Washington Law Review and their conclusion that athletes in revenue-generating sports at major NCAA institutions are, in fact, employees and should be considered as such under the National Labor Relations Act.
At MSU Law, Professor R. McCormick teaches Labor Law, Sports Law, and Decedents' Estates and Trusts. Professor A. McCormick teaches Basic Income Taxation, Estate and Gift Taxation, International Taxation, and a Tax Policy Seminar. More information on their research and findings may be found on their profiles.
MSU College of Law was in founded in 1891 as the Detroit College of Law and was devoted exclusively to professional education in law. The Law College is one of only a few private law schools to be affiliated with a research university, enabling it to provide a comprehensive interdisciplinary legal education program. Classes offered in its state-of-the-art facilities provide students the benefits of a Big Ten campus while maintaining a small school culture. For more information about the Law College, visit www.law.msu.edu.
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