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Message: [QUOTE="HastingsCuse, post: 4878630, member: 301"] The Can of Worms that would be opened is not just related to Title IX, although that is a hugh one. How do you compensate only male football and basketball players? You can't. Excecpt for 5 states (TX, FL, TN, WA, NV) professional athletes have to file and pay income taxes, the Jock Tax, in all other states. Just this season Cuse mens basketball players will play in 11 of those states (NY, HI, VA, DC, SD, NC, PA, MA, GA, KY, and SC). Who pays for the accountants? Professional athletes making millions - no problem, but athletes paid much less - it's an issue. Since they are now "professionals" are other benefits, like sneakers, tuition, etc, taxable benefits? If they are injured do they get workers' comp? Disability? How much do they get if injured in Kentucky? If a football player blows out his knee does the athlete collect workers comp benefits the rest of his life? Workers comp law are ridiculously confusing - e.g. Ohio doesn't use private comp insurance carriers - the University would have to purchase a separate policy from that state. In NY if an out-of-state employer fails to procure workers comp and disability insurance when they send their employees to work in NY, the employer is automatically "debarred" from working in NY for 1 year. What if Clemson fails to procure coverage acceptable to NY for its tennis team and is debarred from sending any of its teams to NY for a year? How about minimum wage laws and overtime laws? Obviously higher paid professionals and certains professions are exempt from minimum wage and overtime laws in NY, but athletes are not one of the exempt professions. If the travel to and from an away game takes over 8 hours do you have to pay them more in OT? If you give a student athlete $10,000 and he/she "works' 1000 hours at practice and games and travel - does that violate NY minimum wage laws? Can they unionize and collectively the bargin with their employers? It's not so simple for the schools or athletes. [/QUOTE]

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