Current Events > Judge denies first appeal for US Womens National Team lawsuit for equal pay

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/soccer/judge-denies-us-womens-soccer-immediate-appeal-of-equal-pay-ruling/ar-BB15V5q8

District Judge R. Gary Klausner has scheduled a trial for Sept. 15 on the remaining claim of discriminatory work conditions.

The granting of an immediate appeal will not eliminate the possibility of two trials or the possibility of successive appeals involving interlocking facts, Klausner wrote Tuesday. The court has declined the parties request to stay trial pending the resolution of any appeal. And should a jury render a verdict unfavorable to plaintiffs on their remaining claims, there is no reason to think plaintiffs will not appeal that decision.

Klausner ruled on May 1 that the women couldn't prove discrimination over pay and stated the union for the USWNT rejected an offer to be paid under the same structure as the USMNT. The women, instead, accepted guaranteed salaries and greater benefits along with a different bonus structure.

I can't believe they are still putting on this sexism charade, they were offered the exact same contract as the mens team and turned it down. This false victim-hood is pretty gross and damaging to real victims of sexism in the workplace out there.

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Some "activists" either can't do the honest math or intentionally try to avoid it to the point of declaring economic results are sexism lmao.

Even women were shaking their heads at such a ridiculous appeal.
Not because it was impossible, but that it was laughably unnecessary...

When an appeal to resolve gender discrimination involves invoking a double standard in the other direction as the "solution", it's a scam.
The team making the appeal knew what they were really attempting to pull and so did the authorities. Which, in this case, is why it did not pass.

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