April 12, 2021
A California federal judge signed off Monday on the U.S. Soccer Federation's settlement with members of the women's national team over unequal travel accommodations and working conditions, giving players the green light to launch a closely watched appeal of their axed pay discrimination claims.
March 24, 2021
Congress should pass the Paycheck Fairness Act to help close the gender wage gap, President Joe Biden said at a White House event for Equal Pay Day on Wednesday, supporting legislation meant to address the disparities between what employers pay women and men.
March 16, 2021
Soccer players for the U.S. women's national team asked a California federal judge Monday to give final blessing to their settlement resolving allegations they received worse travel accommodations and working conditions than the men's team, paving the way for a Ninth Circuit review of the women's nixed pay discrimination claims.
January 12, 2021
A California federal judge on Monday gave initial approval of a settlement between the U.S. Soccer Federation and members of the women's national team on claims the women were provided worse travel accommodations and working conditions, but refused to allow the players an immediate appeal to revive equal pay discrimination claims before the settlement is finalized.
January 03, 2021
Sports leagues and teams are looking to collect billions of dollars lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic as college athletes seek to chip away at the NCAA's amateurism rules in just some of the high-stakes legal battles set to play out in 2021.
December 01, 2020
Soccer players on the U.S. Women's National Team have settled claims they received worse travel accommodations and other working conditions than the men's team, according to court documents filed Tuesday, setting up a Ninth Circuit appeal to revive pay discrimination claims that were axed earlier this year.
July 06, 2020
U.S. women's national team soccer players added a pair of Mayer Brown LLP appellate experts, including a prolific U.S. Supreme Court advocate, to their legal team in a pay discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation, gearing up for what could be a long legal fight after a federal judge gutted their claims.
June 24, 2020
Female national team players suing the U.S. Soccer Federation for paying them less than their male counterparts can't immediately appeal a May ruling that gutted their case, a California federal judge ruled, saying it makes more sense to wait for a September trial to play out.
June 01, 2020
The U.S. Soccer Federation asked a California federal court Friday to stop the organization's new president, a former U.S. Women's National Team player, from testifying in an upcoming trial on sex discrimination claims brought by current women's team members.
May 05, 2020
With female players vowing to continue their pay discrimination fight against the U.S. Soccer Federation after a judge booted most of the case, experts say the women now face a difficult challenge in showing they were undervalued despite negotiating for more guaranteed money than their male counterparts.