So wonder what they mean by Lydia Wahlke being on leave - does that mean she is fired? Is this a disciplinary leave or is she out for stress and embarrassment. Pretty bad for a woman to be giving her stamp of approval on such a terrible and insulting legal argument against other women. I think it is worse coming from another female. She should have known better just from her own experience of being a female attorney working in the professional sports world.
US Soccer: "Our Proposal for Equal Pay for Women & Men"
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Blame it all on Lydia just makes the men look lame. The men behind the masks told her to it is my guess. However, maybe Lydia got the job at lead attorney because of this legal argument? If so, her career is over and she seems smarter than that imo. I told all of you 98% of lawsuits settle. I said it was 98% in favor of Alex Morgan and the ladies. Now it's 99.1% in favor of the plaintiffs. Again, any good attorney will tell you no case is a 100%. This one is real close.
MacDre
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Lydia is in the hot seat because it was her job to retain and manage outside counsel.
I think Parlow-Cone is in a difficult position. If I was representing the USWNT I would advise them to only accept an offer that granted all requested damages.
USSF and Biglaw needed to win this case during pre-trial motions. They didn’t win and their facts suck. The guys at Biglaw tend to be paper pushers that are scared of court because most of them suck at it. I’m not sure what laws the case was filed under but there may also be potential punitive damages as well for fraud or deceit.
USSF has no choice but to give the USWNT what they ask for. They should do it sooner rather than later.
Excellent perspective. Pre-trial motions is the most incredible process of trying to see who is being most honest and who is a scammer or a cheat. It goes both ways. One side has their damage claims and it's what they think is the truth all the while the other side has been telling them to "F" Off for a few years and they owe you squat. "Go away and stop complaining" they say. Attorneys get in the action all day. Non emotional folks they are. I got to meet a Mediator one day and I must say he has one of the best jobs in America. I hear they make $8K for a days work and some legal preview time and write up his conclusions and let both sides know his legal opinion, which is always this: "No case is 100%. You could win and never see a dime. You could win and wait forever to get paid as most will appeal. You could win and the defendants file for BK and no money to give. Or, you could lose because one lone juror hates your ass. So the mediator will usually tell you to take deal and your attorneys will agree. I hear this is after 10 hours holed up in some office building in LA to help two sides stop whining and get a deal done before 7pm. Nice life and it saves America major hate and war for a long trial. I hear it all come at a head at mediation day. I wonder if they have started with depositions? My buddy, who plays lawyer all day, told me he knows he has a really good value case is when folks who delay or try to get out of their depo.
I might add, I've been a little harsh towards attorneys at times. It's a love hate relationship, like the dentist. I love America because we have a legal system. Although not perfect, when one get's hurt or does something stupid and or illegal, they can make a call and get real HELP!!!. Attorney's and I are opposites emotionally wise. I have so much respect for them though. They have to take all of our sh*t (Demons) out of each others toilets and then separate the truth somehow. Basically, clean it up so we don;t kill each other with the "Carl" Demon of murder. I'm dead serious you guys. TY to all attorneys for saving lives and destruction and protecting the innocent and getting justice for the oppressed. Help people through nasty divorces. Help woman have a voice. Thank you thank you 
Being placed on administrative leave almost always means you’re about to get fired if, as is the case here, there’s no dispute over the reason you are on leave. The interesting thing, though, is that Cordiero initially tried to save his own job by throwing her under the bus when he recommended that USSF fire and replace her with Latham & Watkins. Typical misogynistic USSF douche.
Does anyone really think Cone will turn anything around? USSF will have her settle the case to save their own asses, pat her on the head like a good little lady, and then come down hard on her a year later because she couldn’t turn around the financial woes caused by a bunch of misogynistic dudes and a female lawyer whom they used for cover. They’ll also probably blame Cone for GDA’s final downfall because, you know, she’s a woman. It couldn’t possibly be the result of a bunch of dumb men in a room making dumb rules that doomed GDA from the start.
Frank
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USWNT's unequal pay claim rejected by judge
A federal judge said members of the U.S. women's national soccer team did not demonstrate a "triable issue" that they were paid less than players on the men's team.
Well there goes the argument that the women are paid less.
Sheriff Joe
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The “women” are becoming too political.USWNT's unequal pay claim rejected by judge
A federal judge said members of the U.S. women's national soccer team did not demonstrate a "triable issue" that they were paid less than players on the men's team.www.espn.com
Well there goes the argument that the women are paid less.
Sheriff Joe
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I hope they lose every game.
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Judge Throws Out Lawsuit On Equal Pay From Women’s National Soccer Team
A judge dismissed the U.S. women's soccer team's equal pay claim Friday but will allow allegations of discrimination to continue to trial.
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Why is that?
Looks like the judge got it right (or is reading my posts ... which would mean he would always be right). The USWNT lawsuit claiming unequal pay rested on a fiction and falsehood that went against hundreds of years of case law ... "competent adults are free to make bad deals."
The remaining claims will be settled because its simply not worth pursuing for either party. US Soccer will likely throw the USWNT a bone equal to the nuisance value of the remaining claims so the USWNT can save face, but the fact will always remain that the lawsuit was doomed from the start.
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At her level she is being put on leave to give her an opportunity to find something else (another job). She screwed up by not protecting the Federation from outside counsel's aggressive arguments. It was her job to manage outside counsel and she didn't do it in a way that would prevent a PR problem.
MacDre
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I think there’s still hope.
After judge's ruling goes against USWNT, Joe Biden demands U.S. Soccer pay women's team equally
A judge ruled Friday that the women's claims of unequal pay weren't sufficient to go to trial.
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Two reasons: (1) their legal counsel are not that smart; and (2) its a political ploy that was working well and because their counsel wasn't that smart, they rode the horse way too far.
The USWNT's argument of unequal pay was predicated on ignoring the "guaranteed" nature of their negotiated contract. Because the USWNT compensation and NWSL salaries are tied to the Collective Bargaining Agreement the judge properly rejected that position. This paragraph sums up the nature of why the USWNT could never prevail:
I think there’s still hope.
After judge's ruling goes against USWNT, Joe Biden demands U.S. Soccer pay women's team equally
A judge ruled Friday that the women's claims of unequal pay weren't sufficient to go to trial.
No hope, just a politician with no basic understanding of the facts of the case doing what politicians do ... talking out of his ass.
SoccerGeek
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Wrong!!!..get your facts straight before you text stupidity.
Football: 2018 World Cup watched by record 3.5 billion people, says Fifa. (REUTERS) - A record audience of more than 3.5 billion people watched this year's World Cup in Russia, with the final between France and Croatia attracting 1.12 billion viewers, football's world governing body said on Friday (Dec 21).Dec 21, 2018
FIFA announced on Friday that a combined 1.12 billion viewers tuned into official broadcast coverage of the 2019 Women's World Cup held in France. The final match between the United States and the Netherlands drew an average live audience of 82.18 million and reached a total of 263.62 million unique viewers.
Sheriff Joe
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Biden already forgot about it.I think there’s still hope.
After judge's ruling goes against USWNT, Joe Biden demands U.S. Soccer pay women's team equally
A judge ruled Friday that the women's claims of unequal pay weren't sufficient to go to trial.
Keepermom2
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When I read this part the other day all bets were off...I can no longer defend them:
This history of negotiations between the parties demonstrates that the WNT rejected an offer to
be paid under the same pay-to-play structure as the MNT, and that 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.
I have no idea why they think they stand a chance in appeal. While women have often negotiated contracts less than what they deserved because it was either that or no job, obviously that is not the situation here so I don't see how they have any basis for taking this portion of the case further.