{"id":6126,"date":"2019-03-08T11:43:06","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T16:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=6126"},"modified":"2019-03-11T08:24:26","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T13:24:26","slug":"u-s-women-soccer-players-sue-for-equal-pay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=6126","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Women Soccer Players Sue for Equal Pay"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Players from the US women\u2019s national football team have filed a federal class-action lawsuit seeking equal pay with their male counterparts.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit was filed on Friday in Los Angeles under the Equal Pay Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.<\/p>\n

It alleges gender-based discrimination by the US Soccer Federation. It comes just three months before the team will defend its title at the Women\u2019s World Cup.<\/p>\n

The players allege they have been subject to ongoing institutionalized gender discrimination, including unequal pay, despite having the same job responsibilities as the men\u2019s national players.<\/p>\n

The 28 current members of the national team player pool joined in the lawsuit, which was filed in US District Court.<\/p>\n

The US Women\u2019s National Team Players Association was not party to the lawsuit, but in a statement said it \u201csupports the plaintiffs\u2019 goal of eliminating gender-based discrimination by USSF.\u201d<\/p>\n

The US Soccer Federation did not have an immediate comment.<\/p>\n

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