The U.S. women’s national team and U.S. Soccer filed a joint request for court guidance, seeking insight on how to prepare for a May 5 gender pay discrimination lawsuit trial amid coronavirus restrictions.
It is the first step in potentially delaying the trial.
The parties are currently scheduled to proceed with a pre-trial conference on April 20. Pre-trial conferences can often be held via videoconference or teleconference, but it’s unclear whether the parties should proceed with all the work toward preparing for a trial that may be postponed.
The trial is scheduled to take place at the Central District Court of California in downtown Los Angeles.