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FIFPRO have congratulated Sara Bjork Gunnarsdottir on her successful claim against Olympique Lyonnais over the club's failure to pay her full salary during pregnancy.
Gunnarsdottir opened a lawsuit against the French side after they refused to pay her salary in full and allegedly threatened her position at the club following the birth of her son Brynjar in 2018.
FIFA ruled in favour of Gunnarsdottir and said the 32-year-old was entitled to her full salary during her pregnancy and up until the start of her maternity leave. Therefore, Lyon have been ordered to pay Gunnarsdottir 82,094.82 euros as outstanding remuneration, plus 5 per cent interest.
FIFPRO have congratulated Sara Bjork Gunnarsdottir on her successful claim against Olympique Lyonnais over the club's failure to pay her full salary during pregnancy
FIFPRO is the claimant’s legal representative in this matter. Therefore, they were thrilled with the ruling.
They released to following statement on Twitter: 'FIFPRO congratulates Sara Bjork Gunnarsdottir on her successful claim against Olympique Lyonnais over the club's failure to pay her full salary during pregnancy.
'We are pleased to have assisted her in achieving the first ruling of its kind since FIFA's maternity regulations came into force in January 2021.
'It is extremely important for women footballers and the women's game that these mandatory maternity regulations are both implemented and enforced at national level.'
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