![]() Gary Klausner wrote in his decision that members of the USWNT did not prove wage discrimination under the Equal Pay Act because the women’s team played more games and made more money than the men’s team. US Women's National Team granted class action status in equal-pay lawsuit (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) Harry How/Getty Images North America/Getty Images PASADENA, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 03: The United States women's soccer team stand for a moment of silence in honor of the victims in the El Paso, Texas shooting earlier today before the first game of the USWNT Victory Tour against the Republic of Ireland at Rose Bowl on Augin Pasadena, California. The suit alleges the US Soccer Federation’s payment practices amount to federal discrimination by paying women less than men “for substantially equal work and by denying them at least equal playing, training, and travel conditions equal promotion of their games equal support and development for their games and other terms and conditions of employment equal to the MNT.” Friday’s ruling was issued in response to a motion for summary judgment to dismiss the lawsuit by the federation in US District Court for the Central District of California, according to a court filing. ![]() The USWNT originally filed a lawsuit against the US Soccer Federation in March 2019, with 28 members of the team listed as plaintiffs. The US women’s national team’s fight for equality suffered a major blow Friday, as a federal judge rejected the players’ claims that they were paid less than the men’s national team.Ĭlaims by the players of unequal working conditions based on travel conditions, specifically charter flights and hotel accommodations, and support services, specifically medical and training support, can still go to trial.
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