MLB and DUIs
Several Major League Baseball Players have been in the news lately, for the wrong reason. Players are being arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) and MLB is considering addressing this issue in the new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
The League is going to want permission to discipline players for off the field conduct such as DUI arrests. Currently, there is no authority in th CBA that gives the League this type of discretion. Each team or franchise has the option to discipline players, but the League as a whole does not have the power just yet.
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Football Association already have these types of clauses in their CBAs. Both leagues are very harsh on players arrested for drug or alcohol abuse.
To learn more about this article, please visit Baseball to Seek Off-Field DUI Discipline Option in Labor Negotiations.
Michael A. Atter
Former Prosecutor
Keith L. Maynard
Former Assistant Public Defender
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