DOE Title IX memo issues new guidance in paying NIL student-athletes
The U.S. Department of Education has released guidance that says schools must make name, image, and likeness (NIL)-related compensation "proportionately" available.
Explaining what Department of Education's startling Title IX memo could mean for revenue-share future
Last June, a month after the landmark House settlement was agreed to, NCAA president Charlie Baker told a group of athletes and administrators assembled in Atlanta that he'd like to see guidance on a national standard for how Title IX fits into revenue sharing.
Dept. of Ed: Title IX Applies for NIL Payments, Must Be Proportional for All Athletes
The U.S. Department of Education published a memo on Thursday providing guidance regarding name, image and likeness (NIL) compensation and its
As college sports move toward pay for play, Title IX looms as another hurdle for the NCAA
A court settlement that would require colleges – for the first time – to pay athletes billions for their play is not going to settle the debate over amateurism in NCAA sports. Many schools have said that most of the up to $20.
DOE memo says NIL payments must be proportionate between male, female athletes, but guidance could be short-lived
The nine-page fact sheet says NIL payments qualify as “athletic financial assistance which, under Title IX, must be made available to male and female student-athletes in a manner that is substantially proportionate to the number of students of each sex participating in interscholastic or intercollegiate athletics at that school.”
NCAA Athlete NIL Pay Must Be Title IX Compliant, Dept. of Education Says
The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued guidance regarding college athlete name, image and likeness, putting the onus on schools to ensure their male and female athletes receive proportionate NIL opportunities and resources—regardless of whether the funding comes from external sources.
Title IX memo throws wrench in plans for schools to directly pay NIL money
Plans for colleges to pay athletes directly for their name, image and likeness deals would run afoul of Title IX, the Department of Education said.
OCR Confirms Title IX Applies to Institutions’ Direct NIL and Revenue-Sharing
On January 16, 2025, the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Education – the agency responsible for enforcing Title IX at institutions
Department of Education Warns NCAA Schools That NIL Deals May Implicate Title IX Obligations
The U.S. Department of Education warned National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) schools that payments to athletes for the use of their names, images, and likenesses (NIL) implicate the gender equal opportunity requirements of Title IX of the Education Amendments,
New Title IX Guidance Could Provide Huge Financial Boon To Female Athletes
College sports has been upended by athletes gaining rights to profit off of their Name, Image, and Likeness. What was not long as close as high-level
Fact Sheet on NIL, Title IX Should Be Considered With a Grain of Salt
There are persuasive arguments that Title IX ought to apply to distributions from the NCAA's pending settlement to resolve the House, Carter and Hubbard antitrust litigations. But just because a Department of Education says Title IX applies,
New Title IX guidance from President Biden's administration threatens to upend school rev-share plans in college sports
The outgoing administration's Department of Education dropped an 11th-hour salvo saying any payments must be “proportionately ...
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US Department of Education offers guidelines on NIL
Name, image, and likeness is a hot topic that's not losing steam. The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights released a memo Thursday offering guidelines. The nine-page document informs ...
Non-management University of Oregon staff permitted to speak with lawyers representing athletes in federal Title IX lawsuit, judge rules; school seeking pause in …
Coaches and non-management staff members at the University of Oregon are permitted to speak with attorneys representing ...
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Title IX Risk and Legal
Title IX, enacted as part of the Education Amendments of 1972, is a federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based ...
'Men have no place in women's sports': House GOP votes to roll back Title IX changes
The House passed the "Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act," which could change Title IX protections and ensure only "biological females" participate versus biological females in athletics, on ...