Johnson v. NCAA
Johnson v. NCAA
Stakes
Tests whether athletes are employees under the FLSA. Revenue share is a contract question; employee status is a labor question — and it is the one that brings minimum wage, hour tracking, and the possibility of collective bargaining with it.
Details
- Plaintiffs
- Ralph Johnson, et al.
- Defendants
- NCAA, Member institutions
- Venue
- E.D. Pa. (3d Cir. No. 22-1223 on interlocutory appeal)
- Docket number
- 2:19-cv-05230
- Posture
- Third Circuit mandate issued August 2, 2024 affirming in part, vacating in part, and remanding for further proceedings. Back before the district court; recent activity is counsel withdrawals rather than substantive motion practice.
- Judge
- John R. Padova
Key dates
- TBD (not yet scheduled) No date currently set on the district docket
Timeline
- Aug 31, 2026
Notice of withdrawal of appearance (ECF 263).
Source → - Aug 19, 2026
Order on motion to withdraw; further withdrawal notices (ECF 260-262).
Source → - Aug 2, 2024
Third Circuit mandate: the district court's August 25, 2021 order is affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded for further proceedings (ECF 111).
Source → - Feb 9, 2022
Interlocutory appeal docketed in the Third Circuit as No. 22-1223 (ECF 108).
Source → - Nov 6, 2019
Complaint filed.
Source →
Sources
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