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What Employers Can Learn From Linda McMahon’s Booking Contract with WWE

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance

With the campaign for U.S. Senate winding up in Connecticut soon, there’s been lots of chatter about Linda McMahon’s role with the WWE.  I’ll leave it for others to analyze political issues arising from her relationship with the WWE, if any, but her relationship with the company provides an interesting backdrop to talk about independent… Continue Reading

Update: District Court Throws Out Wrestlers’ Lawsuit Against WWE (Again)

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Class Actions, Litigation, Wage & Hour

Back in February, a federal court in Connecticut dismissed a lawsuit brought by three former wrestlers who contended, among other things, that they were improperly classified as independent contractors. The case garnered national attention (see, for example, this post by Zach Lowe at The American Lawyer) for a variety of reasons, including the disclosure of… Continue Reading

Two (of Three) Wrestlers: Give Us Another Shot in Lawsuit Against WWE

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Litigation

Two of the three wrestlers, whose lawsuit against World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ("WWE") was dismissed late last month, have asked a federal court to reconsider the matter and give them another opportunity to plead their case against the WWE. In a motion to alter/amend the judgment filed late Wednesday (download available here), Scott Levy and Christopher… Continue Reading

Wrestlers Slammed by Court In Lawsuit Against WWE; Suit Dismissed

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Litigation, Wage & Hour

In a closely-watched case, a federal district court last week threw out claims by three wrestlers that they were employees, rather than independent contractors of the World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE) in a thorough repudiation of their claims. The decision in Levy v. WWE (download here) is based, in part on the language of the… Continue Reading

Wrestlers Claim They Are Employees, not Independent Contractors In Suit Against WWE

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Litigation

As I’ve cross-posted over at Overlawyered.com today, three wrestlers have sued Connecticut-based World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE) claiming that they have been improperly classified as "independent contractors" and not employees. On Friday, WWE removed the lawsuit to federal court from state court claiming that federal questions are implicated in what would otherwise seem to be… Continue Reading