NLRB Finds Sports Team’s Electronic-Content Workers Are Employees Eligible to Unionize

By Patrick L. Egan, of Jackson Lewis   The National Labor Relations Board has found the individuals who produce electronic content for viewing during professional basketball games are employees, rather than independent contractors. Minnesota Timberwolves Basketball, LP, 365 NLRB No. 124 (2017). The Board reversed the decision of an NLRB regional director and reinstated a representation petition filed by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.   The 2-1 Board majority