Four Huge Discrimination Litigation Developments
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Michael Schulman spoke to Law360 about some of the most notable discrimination cases in 2022, including the U.S. Soccer Federation agreeing to a $24 million settlement with female players.
According to Michael, the women’s soccer settlement and the proceedings that led up to it, as well as individual states stepping up with laws regulating pay disparities, illustrate the spotlight that’s on pay equity and the ripple effects a closely followed case can have.
“It underscores how important pay equity has become,” Michael said. “Pay equity is one of the hottest issues out there on the anti-discrimination front, both because plaintiffs’ lawyers are bringing more and more lawsuits alleging violations of pay equity laws, and also because states in particular are passing more and more laws.”
Though the settlement fell short of the $67 million the players had asked for in their lawsuit, Michael said the attention they brought to the issue of equal pay will have far-reaching impact.
“I think one of the biggest aspects of that case for private employers is the level of publicity that it got,” he added. “I think it puts the issue on the forefront of the minds of a lot of people, including would-be plaintiffs, who might not have otherwise thought about it.”
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