U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Suffers Partial Loss In Court

UNDATED (AP) – The US women’s soccer team has suffered a partial loss in court. A federal court judge in California has dismissed the team’s claim of unequal pay in a lawsuit against the US Soccer Federation. However, U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner has ruled that claims of unequal travel and medical staff can go to trial. Players claim they have not been paid equally under their collective bargaining agreement to what the men’s national team receives under its labor deal. The women’s team filed suit in March 2019, asking for more than $66 million in damages under the Equal Pay Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Klausner left intact claims the USSF discriminated in its use of charter flights, hotel accommodations, medical support services and training support services. Players intend to ask the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn Klausner’s decision, a move that could delay the trial into 2021 or later. A trial is scheduled for June 16 in federal court in Los Angeles.