Raiders shell out $1.25M to settle cheerleader pay case
A $1.25 million settlement has now been distributed to nearly 100 women who worked as cheerleaders for the Oakland Raiders from 2010 to 2014, ending a years-long battle thatset off dozens of other fair-pay claimsagainst NFL teams. The class-action suit claimed the Raiders didn't pay a minimum wage to their cheerleaders, failed to pay overtime and didn't reimburse for expenses incurred on the job.(San Francisco Business Times)
A $1.25 million settlement has now been distributed to nearly 100 women who worked as cheerleaders for the Oakland Raiders from 2010 to 2014, ending a years-long battle thatset off dozens of other fair-pay claimsagainst NFL teams. The class-action suit claimed the Raiders didn't pay a minimum wage to their cheerleaders, failed to pay overtime and didn't reimburse for expenses incurred on the job.(San Francisco Business Times)
