Richard Bloch Permit Quotations

no violation of the labor agreement inherent in the club's decision to pay Mr. Owens, but not to permit him to play or practice due to the nature of his conduct and its destructive and continuing threat to the team.

The club has shouldered its burden of providing clear and convincing evidence of the players' misconduct, and moreover that the four-week suspension was for just cause. Additionally, there was no violation of the labor agreement inherent in the club's decision to pay Mr. Owens, but not permit him to play or practice due to the nature of his conduct and its destructive and continuing threat to the team.