Is it just a matter of time before we say 'Bye Bye Rock 'n Roll' races?
http://www.wsj.com/articles/lawsuit-alleging-volunteers-are-exploited-can-proceed-1432851389?tesla=y
This is so awesome. Unless a race is a nonprofit, they should have to pay the equivalent of minimum wage to all volunteers.
Non-profits, not Rock 'n Roll, should run the races in this country.
It's hard to argue with the plaintiff's logic.
WSJ wrote:
Last September, a St. Louis University law professor named Yvette Joy Liebesman—who volunteered at the 2012 Rock ‘n’ Roll marathon in St. Louis--filed suit in U.S. district court in that city, arguing that she was deceived into thinking that her services would benefit charity rather than a private equity firm.
Meanwhile, the response from Competitor gropu was pretty laughable. Seriously, who would think this argument would pass muster
WSJ wrote:
CGI had sought to dismiss the suit, arguing that it never posed as a non-profit entity and that its races represent a “recreational establishment” not covered by federal labor laws. CGI also noted that it often teams up with charities that it said benefit from its races..
It's about G#$@%^$^% time someone put an end to this nonsense.
Lots of sketchy stuff goes on in the name of fundraising at some of these events. Yes, I know, not yours.
huh? wasn't this a story a year or two ago?