Cheerleaders

Lawsuits Feb 3, 2017

NFL Hit With Lawsuit by Cheerleaders Demanding Higher Wages

A group of NFL cheerleaders — including women who have cheered for the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Raiders — has filed a lawsuit demanding higher wages and fairer labor practices from the NFL and 27 member teams. “We’re not asking to be paid like the football players are. But if you look at the mascot, who’s paid between $25,000-$60,000 a year, it’s just not fair for what we put into it,” former Raiders cheerleader Caitlin Yates said in a statement released Tuesday. The suit filed Tuesday in federal court in San Francisco, seeks …

Settlements Feb 4, 2016

Jets Cheerleaders Awarded $325,000 in Settlement

The New York Jets have paid the team’s cheerleaders $325,000 after a class-action lawsuit was filed over low wages, with plaintiffs claiming they only made $150 per game and were compensated for neither practice time nor expenses, all of which averaged out to $1.50 per hour. What do you think?

Lawsuits Jan 28, 2016

Jets to Pay $324K to Settle Cheerleaders’ Wage Lawsuit

The New York Jets have agreed to pay nearly $324,000 to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by cheerleaders who claimed that they were cheated out of wages and forced to cover work-related expenses. The 52 women involved in the suit said they were paid $150 per game and issued cheerleader uniforms, but weren’t paid for practices and other work, said Patricia Pierce, an attorney for the …

Lawsuits Jan 13, 2016

NFL Cheerleaders Win Ruling in Fight for Better Wages

Go, Buffalo Jills, Go! The cheerleaders for the NFL’s Buffalo Bills were given the go ahead with their class action lawsuit against the team demanding better wages. The ruling this week by a New York state judge allows “all Buffalo Bills cheerleaders and ambassadors since April 2008” to come together on the suit.