It doesn't mean the state will be "closed" that long.
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There are no words for this horseshit.
On the evening of May 1st, Judge Gary Klausner of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California released his partial summary judgment in the U.S. women’s national team’s lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation, which sought compensation equal to that of the men’s national team.
In his decision, Klausner ruled almost entirely against the players and in favor of the U.S. Soccer Federation in both parts of the players’ suit.
The players’ argument under the Equal Pay Act was denied entirely, and their argument under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act was denied almost entirely; all that remains in that part of the suit are the team’s claims of unequal treatment when it comes to travel conditions (specifically charter flights) and personnel and support services.
This article goes into a bit more detail as to why he threw out most of the case. It has to do with the way the contracts were negotiated:
In dismissing the women's claim that they are paid less for the same work, Klausner pointed to differences in the structure of the men's and women's contracts — contracts to which they agreed in collective bargaining.
"The WNT [Women's National Team] rejected an offer to be paid under the same pay-to-play structure as the MNT [Men's National Team] and ... the WNT was willing to forgo higher bonuses for other benefits, such as greater base compensation and the guarantee of a higher number of contracted players," Klausner wrote. "Accordingly, Plaintiffs cannot now retroactively deem their CBA worse than the MNT CBA by reference to what they would have made had they been paid under the MNT's pay-to-play structure when they themselves rejected such a structure."
The judge said the women's contract guarantees players will be paid regardless of whether they play. The men are paid if they are called into camp to play and then participate in a match. On this point, Klausner said, the plaintiff's statements "were insufficient to establish a genuine dispute."
In other words, the women's team should rewrite the collective bargaining agreement.
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Another big mouth dipshit politician got himself sanctioned.
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This podcast with reporter Jane Mayer explains why Mitch McConnell is the most dangerous, the most utterly useless politician in the country.
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You can bet billionaires backed this idiotic rally in Salem, Oregon, today "demanding" the state government put more people at risk for COVID-19. They don't understand the simple fact Governor Brown will not ease all restrictions until Washington and California ease theirs.
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