Southern California, NCAA, Pac-12 face complaint from National Labor Relations Board

The National Labor Relations Board’s Los Angeles office on Thursday issued a complaint against the NCAA, the Pac-12 Conference and the University of Southern California, alleging they have unlawfully misclassified college athletes as “student-athletes” rather than employees. The action — which applies to athletes in football, men's basketball and women's basketball — means that the NCAA, Pac-12 and USC will face a hearing before an administrative law judge on Nov. 7.