A California federal district court recently gave final approval to a settlement of a pay equity class action in the amount of $24 million between the U.S. women's soccer team and the sport's national governing body. We've gathered articles on the news from SHRM Online and other media outlets.
Effect of Final Approval
The final approval brings an end, apart from a dispute over attorney fees, to a lawsuit filed by 28 U.S. women's national soccer team players. They claimed the U.S. Soccer Federation Inc. paid women substantially less than the players on the men's team despite their greater success on the field. A judge had granted preliminary approval of the settlement in August.
The court still will consider whether the team's lawyers' $6.6 million share of the settlement is too large.
The Fight for Equal Pay
The two sides announced in February that they settled the class action lawsuit. The U.S. women's national soccer team's battle for equal pay began in 2016, when multiple players filed a case with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against the U.S. Soccer Federation over wage discrimination and unequal working conditions.
Their lawsuit alleged that U.S. female soccer players were paid less than male players despite superior performance on the field. For example, the women's team was paid nearly $2 million in bonuses after winning the World Cup in 2015, while the men's team was awarded more than $5 million despite being eliminated in their tournament, the...
‘Completely false’: NV Sec. of State debunks Trump's claims of illegal voting BBC CNN DW CGTN NBC ABC ALJazeera France24 JoyNews CitiTV Net2TV TV3 UTV DelayTV KofiTV MagrahebTV MGTV OTHERS | Movi...