Recently, three former minor leaguers sued Major League Baseball, Bud Selig (MLB Commissioner), and three MLB teams over alleged FLSA violations. Specifically, the Plaintiffs allege that MLB failed to pay overtime and minimum wages in violation of the FLSA and various state laws. Specifically, Plaintiffs alleged that minor leaguers’ salaries have increased only 75
percent since 1976, compared to an increase of more than 2,000 percent
in the major leagues. Plaintiffs also claimed that most minor leaguers
earn between $3,000 and $7,500 for the season, despite working over
50 (and sometimes more than 70) hours per week, including workouts and
extensive travel time and also received no
wages at all during training periods.
In bringing the suit, Plaintiffs also seek to form a collective action for violations of state labor laws.
While an interesting argument, this one could take a while to sort out as it works its way through the California courts. Sit back, relax, and grab a cold one, we're only in the top of the first inning here.
A copy of the complaint can be found here: http://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.orrick.com/files/Senne-v-MLB.pdf
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