Solo said the only thing certain about the proposed $2
million is how much the lawyers will get.
LOS ANGELES - Former goalkeeper Hope Solo has filed a complaint in federal court challenging an equal pay dispute between her former teammates and the U.S. Soccer Association. Solo sued the USSF in August 2018 for violating the federal Equal Pay Act and for gender discrimination. Although Solo's case did not go to trial, the players, led by Alex Morgan, filed a lawsuit against the USSF the following year under the Equal Pay Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. Those players and the USSF reached a $2
million settlement this spring, and U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner in Los Angeles set a hearing on December 5 for final approval. As part of the settlement, the USSF entered into collective bargaining agreements with the women's and men's national team unions on equal pay. Soccer player Hope Solo takes the stage for "Champion and Activist: An Evening With Hope Solo" at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque on January 27, 2020. Getty Images Solo filed an objection Tuesday and said he plans to attend the hearing either in person or through his lawyer. "It is unfair to ask the players to accept a 'fair, adequate and reasonable' settlement where the only thing that is accurately described and explained is how much the lawyers will be paid," Solo said in a statement from his lawyer. A.J. of Bartholomew. Solo named $7.9 million of the $22 million settlement fund to attorneys. "Without knowing how much each player — including me for our Title VII claims — will be paid, or when we will be paid, it will be impossible for the players to determine whether the proposed settlement and any payment we receive is fair, adequate, or reasonable," he said. The USSF had no immediate comment, spokesman Neil Buethe said. "This historic decision is being hailed as one of the biggest victories for equal pay," Molly Levinson, a spokeswoman for the defiant players' group, said in a statement. "We look forward to the court's final approval hearing." Popular news Social Security 2023 COLA: This is where you get paid. The Biden administration is proposing a rule that could reverse "gig work." California Gas Refund Checks Received: U.S. Women's soccer team Soccer
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