Experts Ponder Whether SCOTUS Ruling on NCAA Could Lead to Comp Benefits

Industry observers said it's possible but not likely that college athletes would be able to receive workers' compensation benefits as a result of a decision from the nation's high court that held that the National Collegiate Athletic Association can't bar the athletes from receiving compensation. In a 9-0 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that NCAA student-athletes can receive modest payments and education-related benefits such as laptops, book stipends and paid internships, all things the NCAA had argued would negate students’ amateur status as athletes.&...