A Potential Game-changer for Workers' Compensation

This week’s ruling by the  United States Supreme Court [SCOTUS] is a potential game-changer for workers' compensation. SCOTUS unanimously ruled that the National College Athletic Association [NCAA] cannot restrict student-athletes from receiving payment for endorsements.

Student Athletes Should be Covered by Workers' Compensation Policies

Student Athletes Should be Covered by Workers' Compensation Policies

They call them "student players" and the schools, televisions companies and advertisers make the money. The "students" get injured and no benefits are available for medical (except when over $90,000 on medical has been expended then an NCAA policy kicks in), no temporary disability or permanent disability are afforded. The student suffer lifetime and carrer altering injuries as they play their hearts out for the schools and they do so without adequate compensation.

There is major inequality going on in College sports which indeed is a BIG business. 

The coaches hammer at the student players and entice them to play too many games in a growing TV broadcast season where one conference add up upon another expanding to greater proportions and placing serious physical demands upon the player resulting in accidents and injuries. 

Additionally bullying by coaches as revealed by Rutgers Basketball Coach Rice physically assaults the students and berates them with indecent name calling.

Where is the accountability? The students are actually employed by the schools to earn profits for the educational institutions and corporate sponsors. The student players are being exploited. Student athletes should be covered by workers' compensation policies.