Major League Baseball has agreed to pay minor leaguers $185 million to settle a federal lawsuit alleging violations of minimum wage laws, a case that progressed through the courts for eight years without reaching a trial.
FILE - Oklahoma State's Oliver Odle pitches in the ninth inning of Oklahoma State's 6-4 win over Creighton in an NCAA regional baseball tournament game in Fayetteville, Ark., Friday, June 1, 2007. Major League Baseball agreed to pay minor leaguers $185 million to settle a federal lawsuit alleging violations of minimum wage laws, a case that progressed through the courts for eight years without reaching a trial. The suit was filed in 2014 by Odle and two other players.
“This settlement is a monumental step for minor league players toward a fair and just compensation system,” Garrett Broshuis, the players' lead lawyer and a former minor league pitcher, said in a statement. “I’ve seen first-hand the financial struggle players face while earning poverty-level wages — or no wages at all — in pursuit of their major league dream.”If approved, $120,197,300 will be split among the players, $55.5 million will go the the players' lawyers and up to $5.
'"MLB will also issue a memorandum to the clubs advising the clubs that they must compensate minor league players in compliance with wage-and-hour laws in effect in Arizona and Florida during spring training, extended spring training, instructional leagues, and the championship season in those states, including any minimum wage laws that apply," the proposed settlement said.
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