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Daily Fantasy Sports: Legal & Compliance

By Nicole Ibbotson

Fantasy Sports has been in the headlines lately as states and the federal government grapple with the legality of this $2 billion industry. This panel will examine the legal framework around this industry that boasts approximately 60 million participants in the US and Canada alone.

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Preventing Workplace Violence by Examining Trauma and the National Football League

By By Michael D. Thomas, Ogletree Deakins, and reviewed by Sarah Nichols, Ogletree Deakins

Many employers have implemented education and employee disciplinary guidelines to address workplace violence in the United States. While both are important, they often fail to provide employees with tools that could prevent one of the root causes of workplace violence: impacts of early trauma.

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Athletes and Employees Speak Out in the United States: Do Your Employment Practices Drop the Ball in Addressing Diversity, Controversial Speech, or Tensions at Work?

By Dawn T. Collins

As athletes and other public figures use their careers to bring awareness to social movements and other world events such as the Charlottesville tragedy, the implications of social movements on employee relations remains a hot topic that poses challenging issues for employers related to diversity, inclusion, and free speech. This Quick Overview shows a few of those related topics and some practical suggestions of ways employers can address these issues in the workplace in the United States.

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Pay Equity in the United States: Top Ten Issues for Sports and Entertainment Employers to Know

By by Lara C. de Leon (Shareholder in Ogletree Deakins' San Antonio/Orange County offices) and Liz S. Washko (Shareholder in Ogletree Deakins' Nashville office)

This Top Ten article addresses the top ten issues sports and entertainment employers should know about pay equity issues in the United States, from what laws are at play to proactive steps employers can take to ensure they do not have pay equity disparities.

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Company-Operated Contests and Sweepstakes

This Wisdom of the Crowd, complied from responses posted on the New to In-house and Small Law Department eGroups, addresses issues of the liability and various restrictions on running a contest or sweepstakes. The issues discussed include elements of a sweepstakes, operating a contest open to the general public vs. business partners, and operating an office bracket pool.

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