Trial Continued In Female Professional Soccer Players’ Suit Due To Pandemic

Mealey's (February 23, 2021, 12:34 PM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — A federal judge in California on Feb. 19 continued a jury trial in the case between female professional soccer players and the United States Soccer Federation Inc. (USSF) until June 15 “[d]ue to the unavailability of jurors during this pandemic”; the in-chambers order, which was a docket entry only, came a little over a month after preliminary settlement approval was granted concerning the players’ working conditions claims as the players seek to clear the way for an appeal of the summary judgment ruling for USSF on their pay claims....