A Former Miami Dolphin Accountant’s Claim That His Employment Status Was Intentionally Misclassified, May Not Add Up in Federal Court

By Robert J. Romano, Assistant Professor at St. John’s University On December 31, 2020, Ronald Katz, an accountant who once served as a vice president for the Miami Dolphins, filed a six-count federal lawsuit in the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida. Per his lawsuit, Mr. Katz claims that the NFL franchise misclassified him as an independent contract instead of an employee so that the team could avoid providing him with certain employee benefits, such as a pension and