#Latest news with #backPayWashington Post3 days agoBusinessWashington PostFemale athletes appeal landmark NCAA settlement, saying it violates federal antidiscrimination lawEight female athletes filed an appeal Wednesday of a landmark NCAA antitrust settlement, arguing that women would not receive their fair share of $2.7 billion in back pay for athletes who were barred from making money off their name, image and likeness. U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken approved the settlement last week, clearing the way for direct payments from universities to athletes and the end of the NCAA's amateurism model.
Washington Post3 days agoBusinessWashington PostFemale athletes appeal landmark NCAA settlement, saying it violates federal antidiscrimination lawEight female athletes filed an appeal Wednesday of a landmark NCAA antitrust settlement, arguing that women would not receive their fair share of $2.7 billion in back pay for athletes who were barred from making money off their name, image and likeness. U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken approved the settlement last week, clearing the way for direct payments from universities to athletes and the end of the NCAA's amateurism model.