JOHNSON v. THE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA RALPH “TREY” JOHNSON, ET AL., : CIVIL ACTION individually and on behalf of all persons : similarly situated : : v. : : THE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE : ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, ET AL. : NO. 19-5230 MEMORANDUM Padova, J. August 25, 2021 Plaintiffs, student athletes at five of the Defendant colleges and universities, contend that student athletes who engage in interscholastic athletic activity for their colleges and universities are employees who should be paid for the time they spend related to those athletic activities.…