Entertainment & Sports
Dec. 4, 2014
NFL Players Association's use of single arbitrator spurs controversy
Roger Kaplan's familiarity and expertise in the niche field is unquestioned, but a recent lawsuit in federal court raised questions about whether the use of a single arbitrator in almost every dispute is a wise course of action.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - For two decades, a single arbitrator has presided over nearly every dispute between professional football players and their agents. Roger P. Kaplan, a private labor arbitrator based just outside of Washington, D.C., first began working with the National Football League Players Association around 1994. He's presided over hundreds of player-agent disputes, handling between 15 and 20 annually, by ...
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