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Jul. 9, 2019

World Cup win likely boosts women’s equal pay lawsuit

The U.S. Women's World Cup win might have given the team some extra leverage heading into its next match.

World Cup win likely boosts women’s equal pay lawsuit
The United States women's soccer team celebrates their victory Sunday in the Women's World Cup final in Lyon, France. (NYT News Service)

The U.S. Women's National Team's 2-0 win over the Netherlands in the Women's World Cup final might have given the team some extra leverage heading into its next match: A mediation with its employer, the United States Soccer Federation, experts said Monday.

"Often, in terms of a settlement, it's the things outside of the actual lawsuit itself that are important," said John D. Winer of Winer, Burritt & Tillis LLP in Oakland. "The...

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