Dearica Hamby’s Pregnancy Suit Survives, Exposes Limits Of WNBA’s Arbitration Provision
The post Dearica Hamby’s Pregnancy Suit Survives, Exposes Limits Of WNBA’s Arbitration Provision appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Photo by Candice Ward/Getty Images Getty Images In a May 6, 2025 decision, the Nevada federal court permitted a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit by Los Angeles Sparks forward Dearica Hamby against her former team, the Las Vegas Aces, to proceed. The court did, however, dismiss Hamby’s allegations against the WNBA. The case is a bad look for the Aces and the WNBA, the public nature of which is the result of a narrow arbitration provision in the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the WNBA and the Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA). Dearica Hamby’s Lawsuit Hamby entered the 2022 season, her eighth with the Aces, as a pending free agent. However, on June 28, 2022, about six weeks into the season, Hamby and the Aces signed a two-year contract extension through the 2024 season. According to Hamby, a few weeks later on July 18, 2022, she discovered for the first time that she was pregnant with her second child. Hamby confirmed the pregnancy at an August 8, 2022 doctor’s appointment. She alleges that at some unspecified date thereafter that she informed Natalie Williams, the Aces’ General Manager, of the pregnancy. Hamby continued playing and helped the Aces to the 2022 title. On September 20, 2022, during the Aces’ victory parade, Hamby publicly announced her pregnancy. After that announcement, Hamby claims that the team’s attitude toward her took a negative turn. In the fall of 2022, Hamby claims that the Aces failed to pay promised tuition for her daughter and also requested that she vacate team-provided housing. Then, in a January 15, 2023 call between Hamby and Aces’ head coach Becky Hammon, Hamby claims that Hammon chastised her for not taking precautions against getting pregnant, questioned her commitment to the team and her work ethic and accused Hamby of signing her contract…
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Photo by Candice Ward/Getty Images Getty Images In a May 6, 2025 decision, the Nevada federal court permitted a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit by Los Angeles Sparks forward Dearica Hamby against her former team, the Las Vegas Aces, to proceed. The court did, however, dismiss Hamby’s allegations against the WNBA. The case is a bad look for the Aces and the WNBA, the public nature of which is the result of a narrow arbitration provision in the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the WNBA and the Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA). Dearica Hamby’s Lawsuit Hamby entered the 2022 season, her eighth with the Aces, as a pending free agent. However, on June 28, 2022, about six weeks into the season, Hamby and the Aces signed a two-year contract extension through the 2024 season. According to Hamby, a few weeks later on July 18, 2022, she discovered for the first time that she was pregnant with her second child. Hamby confirmed the pregnancy at an August 8, 2022 doctor’s appointment. She alleges that at some unspecified date thereafter that she informed Natalie Williams, the Aces’ General Manager, of the pregnancy. Hamby continued playing and helped the Aces to the 2022 title. On September 20, 2022, during the Aces’ victory parade, Hamby publicly announced her pregnancy. After that announcement, Hamby claims that the team’s attitude toward her took a negative turn. In the fall of 2022, Hamby claims that the Aces failed to pay promised tuition for her daughter and also requested that she vacate team-provided housing. Then, in a January 15, 2023 call between Hamby and Aces’ head coach Becky Hammon, Hamby claims that Hammon chastised her for not taking precautions against getting pregnant, questioned her commitment to the team and her work ethic and accused Hamby of signing her contract…
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