The Johnson v. NCAA decision centers on whether athletes are employees, impacting what aspect of their relationship with schools?

• A. Employment status
• B. Academic eligibility
• C. Transfer rules
• D. Scheduling

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is whether college athletes are employees. If athletes are considered employees, the relationship with their schools becomes an employer-employee dynamic governed by labor laws, not just as students or athletes. That would bring in worker rights, potential wages or compensation, overtime rules, and possibly the option for collective bargaining or unions. Those changes redefine how time, pay, and protections are handled in the context of athletics.

Academic eligibility, transfer rules, and scheduling are governed by educational policies, NCAA rules, and institutional policies, not by employment status. So the decision centers on employment status—the nature of the relationship as workers versus students.