Yonan v. United States Soccer Federation, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

VIRGINIA M. KENDALL, District Judge.

Plaintiff Marcel Yonan (‘Yonan”) is a soccer referee and lawyer. In 2007, defendant United States Soccer Federation, Inc. (“the Federation”) told Yonan, then 50 years old, that he would not be assigned to work Major League Soccer (“MLS”) games. He sued, alleging age discrimination in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”) (29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq.) and retaliation. The Federation moved for summary judgment (Doc. 52), asserting that Yonan is an independent contractor not protected by the ADEA. According to…