Summary Judgment Ruling Ends Female Soccer Players’ Wage Bias Claims

Mealey's (May 4, 2020, 1:26 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A class of professional female soccer players who have sued the United States Soccer Federation Inc. (USSF) for failing to pay them the same or provide similar working conditions as male soccer players may proceed only with claims that they were subjected to unequal travel conditions and personnel and support services as they have failed to show that they were paid less than professional male players, a federal judge in California ruled May 1, partially granting the USSF’s motion for summary judgment and denying the players’ motion for partial summary judgment (Alex Morgan, et al. v. United States Soccer Federation, Inc., No. 19-1717, C.D. Calif.)....