Lawsuit opens window on minor league life. Attorney for the players is Garrett Broshuis, a former Giants recruit, pictured. ...vending machine dinners, bug-infested apartments and a paltry salary with an equivalent hourly wage less than what fast-food workers make. MLB wont comment publicly and is trying to get the case yanked out of federal court and transferred to Florida state court --- another example of MLB profiting from their abusive antitrust exemption. Federal antitrust exemptions have largely protected pro baseball from comparable legal challenges. But in this case, the 32 plaintiffs recruited by attorney Garrett Broshuis - another former minor-leaguer from Mizzou who went to law school after six seasons in the San Francisco Giants organization - allege violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act, a 1938 law that stipulates a minimum wage for workers and requires overtime for most employees who work more than 40 hours weekly. University of New Hampshire law professor Michael McCann, director of the schools Sports and Entertainment Law Institute, notes that most minor-league salaries fall far below the federal poverty level of $11,670 for a single person and $23,850 for a family of four. Nor do minor leaguers have the power of a union to advocate on their behalf. Maybe for a 19- or 20-year-old, thats all right, McCann said of the typical minor-league contract. For a guy whos 28 years old with a family, I dont see how theres enough money to pay the bills. motherjones/politics/2014/06/baseball-broshuis-minor-league-wage-income
Posted on: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 11:07:38 +0000
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