PIAA Pushes It To and Through the NLRB

[BillyMac]

Basketball officials in Connecticut have always considered themselves independent contractors.

Now the National Labor Relations Board deems that sports officials may be considered employees. Does that mean that we can get paid sick days, paid vacations, cash bonuses for great work, etc.? Will there be an employee picnic in the summer and a holiday party in the winter? Will I have to give the boss a birthday present and a Christmas present? Will I get my own parking space? Do we get to meet around the water cooler and shoot the breeze?

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Do we get to meet around the water cooler and shoot the breeze?

BillyMac, which one is you?

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

BillyMac, which one is you?

The one in the middle.

[Player989random]

Well in good'ole VA I hope it inspires certain association commissioners to, ahem, "Back the **** off" on who I choose to work with. At the state meeting our commissioner said that a lot of other commissioners also wanted to restrict/remove dual-membership, even though VHSL requires the various associations to allow it.

Too much "employer" like power, and yet they want us to pretend we are independent contractors so they enjoy the tax benefits.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Player989random

Well in good'ole VA I hope it inspires certain association commissioners to, ahem, "Back the **** off" on who I choose to work with. At the state meeting our commissioner said that a lot of other commissioners also wanted to restrict/remove dual-membership, even though VHSL requires the various associations to allow it.

Too much "employer" like power, and yet they want us to pretend we are independent contractors so they enjoy the tax benefits.

There was a state meeting?

One organization is already in trouble for trying to prevent an official from belonging to other organizations. If the member chooses to move forward with a lawsuit the member is pretty much guaranteed to win, but the monetary award (absent a punitive award) would not cover lawyers fees.

[Player989random]

VA State HS Commissioner's Meeting. It consisted of Officiating Commissioner's across every sport/event possible. A cluster**** according to my own.

The fact that my football group is full of lawyers, yet no one has realized that restricting dual-membership and having it as a written policy is hilarious if anyone ever challenges them. Not that I'd ever do it, as the payout is pretty low.

[SC Official]

Not sure about the Virginia situation, but I do know that the NCHSAA (North Carolina) and the GHSA (Georgia) do not allow officials to be a member of more than one recognized association. In South Carolina we aren't allowed to be a member of more than one "district" of the South Carolina Basketball Officials Association (which is what the officials that work SCHSL games are members of). If we want to work in the private school league (SCISA), that's an entirely different registration process, governing body, and officials association.