There are many things to love about winter: holiday music, shiny decorations, excuses to shop more than you should, and your favorite coffee shop serving drinks in those delightful red cups. While winter can be a time to...more
The U.S. women’s national soccer team (USWNT) is close to receiving a $24 million payout now that a federal judge has preliminarily approved the current and former team members’ settlement with the U.S. Soccer Federation...more
8/17/2022
/ Back Pay ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Settlement ,
Soccer ,
Wage and Hour ,
Women in Sports
In an unprecedented move, the U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Soccer Teams agreed to joint collective bargaining agreements with the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) on May 18 which guarantees equal pay for both teams. Not only...more
5/23/2022
/ Athletes ,
Back Pay ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Equal Pay ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Settlement ,
Soccer ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour ,
Women in Sports
In what is being portrayed as a significant victory for women in sports, the United States women’s national soccer team (USWNT) announced a $24 million-dollar settlement of a class action equal pay action against the U.S....more
3/2/2022
/ Athletes ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Class Action ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Pay ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Settlement ,
Soccer ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour ,
Women in Sports
Denmark’s parliament recently received an agreement between the Danish Trade Union Confederation and the Confederation of Danish Employers on proposing an expansion of paternity and maternity leave. This September 13, 2021...more