MiLB Players’ Class Action Lawsuit Continues

By Jordan Kobritz   Buried on page 1,967 of a 2,232-page federal spending bill passed in March 2018 was a provision titled “Save America’s Pastime Act.” It exempts Minor League Baseball (MiLB) players from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which essentially guarantees employees the federal minimum hourly wage and overtime pay when they work more than forty hours in a week.   It’s debatable if Major League Baseball (MLB) - which pays the salaries of MiLB players - with estima