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USWNT lawsuit: Players reach agreement with U.S. Soccer over unequal working conditions

The U.S. women's national team and U.S. Soccer have reached an agreement to settle one part of their long-running lawsuit over gender discrimination.

The settlement is regarding what the USWNT alleged were unequal working conditions between them and the U.S. men's national team.

According to the legal filing: "The crux of that agreement is that USSF will implement revised policies on four working conditions: charter flights, venue selection, professional support, and hotel accommodations."

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