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Judge Dismisses U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team’s Claim for Equal Pay as Their Male Counterparts

By  //  May 3, 2020

women's team sought $66 million under Equal Pay Act

The U.S. women’s national soccer team has been fighting for months to receive the same rate of pay as their male counterparts. (CBS image)

(CBS) – The U.S. women’s national soccer team has been fighting for months to receive the same rate of pay as their male counterparts.

On Friday, a judge dismissed the claim for equal pay but said that other allegations of discrimination can proceed to trial.

U.S. District Judge R Gary Klausner said he would not allow the equal pay allegations to go forward because the women’s national team previously “rejected an offer to be paid under the same pay-to-play structure” as the men’s national team.

According to CBS Sports, the women’s team sought $66 million under the Equal Pay Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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