Alex Morgan et al v. United States Soccer Federation, Inc.

  1. April 12, 2021

    Women's Soccer Players Prep Appeal After Partial Deal OK'd

    A California federal judge signed off Monday on the U.S. Soccer Federation's settlement with members of the women's national team over unequal travel accommodations and working conditions, giving players the green light to launch a closely watched appeal of their axed pay discrimination claims.

  2. March 24, 2021

    Biden Voices Support For Paycheck Bill On Equal Pay Day

    Congress should pass the Paycheck Fairness Act to help close the gender wage gap, President Joe Biden said at a White House event for Equal Pay Day on Wednesday, supporting legislation meant to address the disparities between what employers pay women and men.

  3. March 16, 2021

    US Women's Team Lines Up Appeal With Deal Approval Bid

    Soccer players for the U.S. women's national team asked a California federal judge Monday to give final blessing to their settlement resolving allegations they received worse travel accommodations and working conditions than the men's team, paving the way for a Ninth Circuit review of the women's nixed pay discrimination claims.

  4. January 12, 2021

    Initial OK Of Women's Soccer Deal Only Resolves Part Of Suit

    A California federal judge on Monday gave initial approval of a settlement between the U.S. Soccer Federation and members of the women's national team on claims the women were provided worse travel accommodations and working conditions, but refused to allow the players an immediate appeal to revive equal pay discrimination claims before the settlement is finalized.

  5. January 03, 2021

    Sports & Betting Cases To Watch In 2021

    Sports leagues and teams are looking to collect billions of dollars lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic as college athletes seek to chip away at the NCAA's amateurism rules in just some of the high-stakes legal battles set to play out in 2021.

  6. December 01, 2020

    US Women's Soccer Players Settle Part Of Bias Suit

    Soccer players on the U.S. Women's National Team have settled claims they received worse travel accommodations and other working conditions than the men's team, according to court documents filed Tuesday, setting up a Ninth Circuit appeal to revive pay discrimination claims that were axed earlier this year.

  7. July 06, 2020

    USWNT Adds Mayer Brown Appellate Attys In Equal Pay Suit

    U.S. women's national team soccer players added a pair of Mayer Brown LLP appellate experts, including a prolific U.S. Supreme Court advocate, to their legal team in a pay discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation, gearing up for what could be a long legal fight after a federal judge gutted their claims.

  8. June 24, 2020

    US Women's Soccer Can't Get Quick Appeal In Pay Suit

    Female national team players suing the U.S. Soccer Federation for paying them less than their male counterparts can't immediately appeal a May ruling that gutted their case, a California federal judge ruled, saying it makes more sense to wait for a September trial to play out.

  9. June 01, 2020

    US Soccer Seeks To Block New Prez From Sex Bias Suit

    The U.S. Soccer Federation asked a California federal court Friday to stop the organization's new president, a former U.S. Women's National Team player, from testifying in an upcoming trial on sex discrimination claims brought by current women's team members.

  10. May 05, 2020

    Equal Pay Ruling May Corner US Women's Soccer On Appeal

    With female players vowing to continue their pay discrimination fight against the U.S. Soccer Federation after a judge booted most of the case, experts say the women now face a difficult challenge in showing they were undervalued despite negotiating for more guaranteed money than their male counterparts.