Author: The Law Office of Eric R. Brown
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The NFL Players Association Needs to Do Better
I woke up feeling unsure the other morning. The headlines in my news feed were telling me about Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffering a severe head injury in his game the night before against the Cincinnati Bengals. I am a football fan. I spend my fall and…
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Union Strikes
I was meeting with a group of employees last week that are interested in forming a labor union. Over my 25 years representing workers and unions, I have never seen as much interest in unionizing as I do right now. Lots of factors are involved. The pandemic made…
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Quiet Quitting or Loud Leaving?
Have you heard about the hot new thing called “quiet quitting?” It’s definitely hot and new – at least, that’s what the new generation thinks. For those of us who have been around, we called it “gold-bricking” or “slowdown.” I knew of a company whose policy was “just…
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Web3: What You Need to Know
I was having lunch with a friend a few weeks ago who was telling me about a new business venture he has. This friend of mine is an entrepreneurial physician who made his first million by 30 and is well on his way to nine figures today. His brain…
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Unionization in the Minor Leagues
I have written occasionally about the terrible working conditions for most minor league athletes. Terrible working conditions are not unique to minor league or college athletes. But because they are more high profile than the average worker who has to deal with conditions that threaten personal dignity, safety, and…
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College Costs are Out of Control – Even With Loan Forgiveness
I grew up in Waterbury – no silver spoon in my mouth. My parents were both teachers. I went to public high school at Crosby High. We had a nice middle-class life. We took a vacation every year. We went out to eat occasionally. Life was good and comfortable.…
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There’s No Reason to Make a Federal Case of It
I have been practicing in the field of labor and employment law for more than 25 years of my almost 30-year legal career. My labor practice deals with representing labor unions and all the issues that arise between unions and management. My employment practice involves representing employees on matters as diverse…
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Stop Normalizing Not Being Paid, Starting with College Athletes
A few weeks ago I wrote about NIL opportunities for college athletes. NIL stands for “name, image, likeness,” and last year the NCAA created a policy allowing college athletes to profit from their NIL in the marketplace. That policy came out of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that held…
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Notes on the Inflation Reduction Act
There was a time when few people would know the name or recognize the photograph of any obscure senator from Arizona or West Virginia. I’ve always been sort of a nerd, so I could pick Robert Byrd or Jon Kyl out of a lineup, not to mention Jay Rockefeller…
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You are on the right track.
Success is earned, one step at a time. One of the most invaluable skills a person can have is being able to clearly express what they want. Sometimes the hardest part of finding success is gathering the courage to get started. As long as you’re learning, you’ll never really fail. The most successful people don’t…
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