Why New York Jets must pay cheerleaders $324,000
The Jets have agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit by its cheerleaders for low pay.聽The 52 women said they were paid $150 per game and issued uniforms.
The Jets have agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit by its cheerleaders for low pay.聽The 52 women said they were paid $150 per game and issued uniforms.
The New York Jets have agreed to pay nearly $324,000 to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by cheerleaders over wages.
The suit was filed in Bergen County, New Jersey, where the NFL team plays.
The 52 women said they were paid $150 per game and issued uniforms. But they said they were not paid for practices and other work and were forced to pay for their makeup, hair care and transportation.
The Record newspaper reports the women will receive $2,559 to $5,913 each, depending upon whether they worked one or both of the 2012 and 2013 seasons and whether they took part in calendar photo shoots.
The team denied the claims but earlier said it agreed to settle to avoid the expense and distraction of litigation.
The Jets' cheerleaders aren't the only NFL cheerleaders challenging for better pay. In 2014, five cheerleaders for the Buffalo Bills sued too, after estimating that some made $105 for the entire season,聽the Associated Press reported.
In September, a New York state legislator proposed the聽Cheerleaders' Fair Pay Act, which would聽would force team owners to treat squads like the Jills as employees rather than independent contractors, reported Syracuse.com.
The Oakland Raiders and Cincinnati Bengals also have pending cheerleader wage legal battles.