A federal court has approved a $2.8 billion settlement between the National Collegiate Athletic Association (also known as the NCAA) and a set of college athletes over alleged employment violations. This settlement means that, for the first time, student athletes playing for the NCAA will be compensated like employees, similarly to other professional athletes. The settlement will end all three ongoing cases against the NCAA, as well as compensate previous student athletes for alleged past damages.
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