In April, I wrote about Chelsea Zahn’s lawsuit against the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Steelers’ motion to dismiss the lawsuit. Last week, a federal judge denied the Steelers’ motion, which means that Ms. Zahn’s lawsuit will go forward. I am recapping much of my original April post here as background.

The Pittsburgh Steelers earn an estimated $650 million annually in revenue, according to Sportico. A substantial portion of that revenue comes from its dozens of sponsorship agreements with corporate partners. To facilitate that revenue stream, the team has an approximate 14-person team dedicated to sourcing, servicing, and activating those sponsorships.

Chelsea Zahn, a long-time former employee, alleges that she was discriminated against and deprived of $100,625 in sponsorship commissions owed to her, despite bringing in $1.81 million in sponsorship revenue. A federal judge in Pennsylvania has now ruled that Ms. Zahn’s claims can move forward.

Ms. Zahn has the ball

Ms. Zahn spent more than 10 years with the Steelers, rising to Corporate Partnership Sales Manager before resigning in September 2024 to join Live Nation Entertainment.

In a Complaint filed in January of this year in the Western District of Pennsylvania, Ms. Zahn alleges that she was treated and paid worse because of her sex and sexual orientation in violation of the federal Equal Pay Act, Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act, and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act.

Her final claim is for an alleged...

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