WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS ...........................................................................................................1 ARTICLE II RECOGNITION CLAUSE .....................................................................................16 ARTICLE III UNION SECURITY, DUES AND CHECK-OFF .................................................17 Section 1. Membership. ....................................................................................................17 Section 2. Check-off. ........................................................................................................17 Section 3. Enforcement. ....................................................................................................17 Section 4. No Liability. .....................................................................................................18 ARTICLE IV MANAGEMENT RIGHTS CLAUSE ..................................................................19 ARTICLE V STANDARD PLAYER CONTRACT ....................................................................20 Section 1. Required Form. ................................................................................................20 Section 2. Limitation on Amendments. ............................................................................20 Section 3. Allowable Amendments...................................................................................20 Section 4. Rookie Scale Contracts. ...................................................................................24 Section 5. Base Salary Protection. ....................................................................................26 Section 6. Termination of Standard Player Contract. .......................................................31 Section 7. Minimum Player Salary. ..................................................................................36 Section 8. Maximum Player Salary ..................................................................................37 Section 9. 7-Day Contracts. ..............................................................................................38 Section 10. Rest-of-Season Contracts. ................................................................................39 Section 11. Replacement Contracts. ...................................................................................39 Section 12. Length of Veteran Player Contracts. ................................................................39 Section 13. Conformity of Standard Player Contracts. .......................................................40 Section 14. General. ............................................................................................................40 Section 15. Void Contracts. ................................................................................................44 Section 16. Moratorium. .....................................................................................................45 Section 17. Time Off Bonuses. ...........................................................................................46 Section 18. Wireless Microphones. ....................................................................................49 ARTICLE VI FREE AGENCY ....................................................................................................51 Section 1. General Rules. ..................................................................................................51 Section 2. No Individually-Negotiated Right of First Refusal. ........................................51 Section 3. Withholding Services. ......................................................................................52 Section 4. Fourth Year Option for Drafted Rookies. ........................................................52 Section 5. Qualifying Offers to Make Certain Players Restricted Free Agents................53 Section 6. Restricted Free Agency. ...................................................................................55 Section 7. Core Players. ....................................................................................................62 Section 8. Reserved Players. .............................................................................................67 Section 9. Unrestricted Free Agents .................................................................................69 i ARTICLE VII SALARY CAP, LEAGUE-WIDE GUARANTEE, AND MINIMUM TEAM SALARY ...................................................................................................70 Section 1. Amount of Salary Cap, League-wide Guarantee and Minimum Team Salary. ..............................................................................................................70 Section 2. Determination of Team Salary. ........................................................................72 Section 3. Operation of Salary Cap...................................................................................79 Section 4. Hardship Exceptions to the Salary Cap. ..........................................................80 Section 5. Extensions. .......................................................................................................83 Section 6. Trade Rules. .....................................................................................................84 Section 7. Miscellaneous. .................................................................................................84 ARTICLE VIII ROOKIE SCALE ................................................................................................86 ARTICLE IX MERIT BONUSES ................................................................................................87 Section 1. Payment of Merit Bonuses. ..............................................................................87 Section 2. Bonus Schedule. ...............................................................................................87 ARTICLE X BENEFITS ..............................................................................................................89 Section 1. Health Insurance. .............................................................................................89 Section 2. Pregnancy Disability Benefit. ..........................................................................91 Section 3. 401(k) Program. ...............................................................................................92 Section 4. Life Insurance. .................................................................................................95 Section 5. Player Programs. ..............................................................................................95 Section 6. Administration of Plans. ..................................................................................95 Section 7. Childcare Assistance Program. ........................................................................96 Section 8. Family Planning. ..............................................................................................96 ARTICLE XI PLAYER-RELATED EXPENSES........................................................................98 Section 1. Lodging. ...........................................................................................................98 Section 2. Relocation Expenses. .....................................................................................100 Section 3. Meal Expense Allowance. .............................................................................101 Section 4. Air Travel. ......................................................................................................102 Section 5. Game Tickets. ................................................................................................103 Section 6. Local Transportation. .....................................................................................103 ARTICLE XII REVENUE SHARING .......................................................................................106 Section 1. Revenue Sharing Agreement. ........................................................................106 Section 2. Accounting Procedures. .................................................................................108 ARTICLE XIII PLAYER ELIGIBILITY AND WNBA DRAFT ..............................................110 Section 1. Player Eligibility. ...........................................................................................110 Section 2. Indemnity. ......................................................................................................111 Section 3. Term and Timing of WNBA Draft Provisions. .............................................112 Section 4. Number of Choices. .......................................................................................112 Section 5. Negotiating Rights to Draft Rookies..............................................................113 Section 6. Effect of Contracts with Other Professional Teams. .....................................114 ii Section 7. Application to Players Who Renounce Intercollegiate Eligibility Prior to Being Drafted or Regain Intercollegiate Eligibility after Being Drafted. ..........................................................................................................116 Section 8. Assignment of Draft Rights. ..........................................................................117 Section