The U.S. women's national team filed a motion to appeal a district court judge's decision to dismiss key portions of an equal pay lawsuit the players filed against U.S. Soccer.
Last week, District Judge R. Gary Klausner leveled a significant blow to the players by striking down their arguments that their rights were violated under the Equal Pay Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The players had argued the federation violated the Equal Pay Act by paying women’s team athletes less than the men and created a discriminatory workplace environment that violated Title VII.