Oakland Raiders settle cheerleader suit over pay issues
Source: SF Chronicle
The Oakland Raiders have agreed to pay $1.25 million to settle a lawsuit that accused them of cheating their cheerleading squad, the Raiderettes, out of minimum wages and expenses.
Lawyers for the Raiderettes and the football team announced the proposed settlement Thursday and said they would seek preliminary approval Sept. 26 from a judge in Alameda County.
The settlement covers 90 women who worked as cheerleaders during any of the four NFL seasons from 2010 through 2013. Lawyers said the women would get about $6,000 for each year they worked between 2010 and 2012, and $2,500 for 2013, when the Raiders raised their pay.
Those sums cover all unpaid expenses and minimum wages, plus interest, said Sharon Vinick, a lawyer for the Raiderettes.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/raiders/article/Oakland-Raiders-settle-cheerleader-suit-over-pay-5734566.php
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And hasn't one NFL team shut down their cheerleader program rather than pay up? Yes, the Buffalo Bills. Hopefully they'll be reinstated after the franchise is sold.
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