Day: May 20, 2023

Lawyer Jonathan Beane named NFL’s senior Vice president and chief diversity and Inclusion officerLawyer Jonathan Beane named NFL’s senior Vice president and chief diversity and Inclusion officer

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The NFL named Jonathan Beane, an attorney, as its senior Vice president and chief diversity and Inclusion Officer, effective September 8. Jonathan brings over 20 years of experience as a diversity practitioner with large organizations. In this role, Jonathan will spearhead the league’s overarching diversity, equity and inclusion strategy, and will collaborate with senior leadership […]

Improving the NCAA’s guideline of Payments to athletesImproving the NCAA’s guideline of Payments to athletes

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By Stephen A. Miller[1] For decades, the national Collegiate Athletics association (NCAA) resisted efforts to allow its athletes to earn outside income.  The association delayed, litigated, formed some task forces, delayed some more… but eventually surrendered in July 2021 after its appeal to the U.S. supreme Court on this issue was unanimously rejected.  The surrender […]