California Community College District Properly Categorized Coach before Firing Him

Sept. 14, 2011 - PRLog -- Ventura County, CA – September 14, 2011- The latest Sports Litigation Alert reports how a California state appeals court has reversed a lower court, finding that a community college district acted appropriately when it “summarily terminated the employment” of a basketball coach.

The central dispute was whether plaintiff Jeff Theiler, a basketball coach in the Ventura County Community College District, should be classified as a temporary employee or contract employee, which would have entitled him to relief under his due process claim. Yet the court noted that each semester Theiler accepted a written “Offer of Temporary Non-Contract Academic Employment.” The offer specified he was to teach a course in basketball for two hours a day, Monday through Friday.

The most recent issue of Sports Litigation Alert also includes the following summaries;
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•   Court Dismisses Football Player’s Conspiracy Claim
•   Panel Affirms that School District, Employees Acted Appropriately in Cheerleader Case
•   Federal Court Sides with EA in Lawsuit Brought by Former Student Athletes

Articles Include:
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   Kean University Athletic Director Sues after Being Fired for NCAA Violations
   With Lockout in Full Effect, NBA Players Still Have Options
   As Part of Settlement, Notre Dame Spreads Aerial Lift Safety Awareness, Other Schools Take It to Heart
   Appenzeller Addresses Ethical Behavior in Sport

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