The Fight Off the Field: Legal Issues Surrounding Compensation of Female Professional Athletes

By Mari Bryn Dowdy and Mailise Marks, of Segal McCambridge Singer Mahoney, Ltd. “Let’s not forget the fight off the field. It’s time we pay our USWNT equally.”– Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris on Twitter, June 11, 2019 “To @USWNT: don’t give up this fight. This is not over yet.”– President Elect Joe Biden on Twitter, May 2, 2020 Every professional league and sports organization in the United States has its own structure of compensation and benefits. While th