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The U.S. Soccer Federation has reached a proposed settlement with the Women’s National Team in a legal battle over working conditions but a dispute over equal pay with that of their male counterparts continues.
The agreement, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California on Tuesday, is a partial victory for the World Cup champion U.S. women’s soccer team, who will see an improvement in hotel accommodations, venues, travel and staffing that will put them on equal footing with players on the Men’s National Team.
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“We now intend to file our appeal to the Court’s decision which does not account for the central fact in this case that women players have been paid at lesser rates than men who do the same job. We remain as committed as ever to our work to achieve the equal pay that we legally deserve. Our focus is on the future and ensuring we leave the game a better place for the next generation of women who will play for this team and this country.”
The case hit a major setback in May when a judge rejected the women’s team’s equal pay claim. At the time, federal Judge R. Gary Klausner pointed to differences in the structure of the men’s and women’s contracts — contracts to which they agreed in collective bargaining.
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Article URL : https://www.npr.org/2020/12/01/940965382/u-s-womens-soccer-team-settles-part-of-gender-discrimination-suit