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Judge Dismisses U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team’s Equal Pay Lawsuit
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Second news source. _____ Judge rules US Women's National Soccer Team has insufficient evidence for unequal pay caseBY TAL AXELROD | 05/01/20 (The Hill) - A federal judge ruled Friday that the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team does not have enough evidence to bring to trial its claims that its players are receiving unequal pay, dealing a significant setback to the team’s lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation.
U.S. District Court Judge Gary Klausner granted the federation’s motion for summary judgement to dismiss the payment component of the team’s lawsuit, only allowing their claims to discrimination based on travel conditions and medical and training support to move forward.
"In sum, [US Soccer] has offered evidence in support of its Motion for Summary Judgment that the [women's national team] has been paid more on both a cumulative and an average per-game basis than the [men's national team] over the class period," Klausner ruled, adding that the evidence presented is "insufficient to create a genuine issue of material fact for trial." ... READ MORE: [ link to thehill.com (secure)]
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