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Will College Athletes Soon be Classified as Employees?

Client Alert by Curry Sexton

The collegiate athletics landscape has already undergone one recent monumental shift concerning name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights. Effective July 1, 2021, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) removed its longstanding restrictions prohibiting student-athletes from receiving compensation for their NIL and implemented an interim policy that permits student-athletes to receive compensation for their NIL. Since then, the focus has shifted to the question of whether student-athletes should be characterized as employees.

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Sprague joins Seigfreid Bingham corporate practice

Seigfreid Bingham is pleased to announce that Neil Sprague has joined the firm in an Of Counsel position. His practice encompasses the areas of Real Estate, Retail and Restaurant & Hospitality, and Mergers and Acquisitions Law.Sprague brings 35 years of […]

Invest in Accessibility on Your Website, Too!

By Lori Beam

When you think about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), you probably picture wheelchair ramps, handicap parking spaces, and braille writing on ATMs making places of public accommodations accessible to people with disabilities.

The ADA’s protections no longer apply […]

Will Delta Airlines ‘Keep Climbing’ With Customers?

By Lori Beam

After its latest move to claim use of customers’ social media images, some are wondering if Delta Airlines should change its slogan from “Keep climbing” to “Keep overreaching”.

In December Delta Airlines made a major update to its SkyMiles […]

Don’t Be Naughty! Be Nice With Holiday Bargain Prices

By Lori Beam

‘Tis the season when you’ll start seeing sale tags shouting “Buy One, Get a Free Xbox,” “Now $100.99, regularly $200.99,” “20% off next week only” and “Lowest prices of the year!”

As you plan your company’s holiday promotions, make […]

As Temperatures Cool, the FTC Puts Chill on Endorsement Disclosures

By Lori Beam

Autumn brings falling leaves and falling temperatures, but this year it also brought the chilling news of a clampdown on social media endorsement practices. This September, just as fall advertising campaigns were kicking off, the FTC:

• Settled the […]

Seigfreid Bingham names three new shareholders

October 1, 2017

Kansas City – Seigfreid Bingham is proud to announce three new shareholders of the firm.

John Fuchs, corporate attorney, joined firm in 2012 after graduating from the University of Virginia School of Law. His practice encompasses technology, data, and privacy, […]

Appearance Releases Aren’t Something to Monkey Around With

By Lori Beam

The so-called Monkey Selfie case, just settled in mid-September, shows just how careful you need to be with getting appearance releases

The monkey in question was a macaque in Indonesia who took a grinning selfie using wildlife photographer David […]