Two-time Olympic gold medalist Hope Solo has filed a notice of objection to the equal play lawsuit between her former U.S. Soccer teammates and the U.S. Soccer Federation.
Last spring the USSF reached a $24 million settlement with former players under the Equal Pay Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. A hearing for the final approval of the settlement is scheduled for December 5 in Los Angeles.
Solo sued the USSF back in August 2018 alleging violations of the federal Equal Pay Act and sex status discrimination.
“It’s unfair to ask players to accept as ‘fair, adequate and reasonable’ a settlement in which the only thing described and explained with certainty is how much the lawyers will be paid,” Solo said in a statement released by her lawyer A.J. de Bartolomeo. She claims nearly $8 million of the settlement fund is going to legal fees.
“Without knowing how much each player -- including me for our Title VII claims -- will be paid, or when we will get paid, it’s impossible for players to determine whether or not the proposed settlement and whatever payment we each receive is fair, adequate or reasonable,’’ she said.
The USSF had no immediate comment, spokesman Neil Buethe said.
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