Trailblazing Labor Contracts End U.S. Women’s Soccer Players’ Equal Pay Lawsuit

By Patrick L. Egan & Ryan C. Chapoteau, of Jackson Lewis The U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF), the governing body for international soccer in the United States, and the unions representing the women’s and men’s national soccer teams, U.S. Women’s National Team Players Association, and the U.S. National Soccer Team Players Association have reached a pair of collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) with identical economic terms. For the first time, equal pay to the players