Oakland Raiders cheerleader sues, says pay is less than $5 an hour
The Oakland Raiders didn't give their fans much to cheer about during the football season, and now one of the team's cheerleaders says they're being shortchanged as well.
Lacy T. accused the Raiders in a lawsuit Wednesday of failing to pay the Raiderettes minimum wages for the work they do, both on the sidelines and in the community for charity. The team also sticks them with travel costs and levies "fines" that eat into their meager salary, she said.
SNIP
The Raiderettes' contract calls for $125 per home game, or $1,250 per season, she said. That amounts to less than $5 an hour, counting hours of unpaid work in rehearsals, performances at 10 charity events and participation in the team's annual swimsuit photo-shoot, the suit said.
SNIP
The suit said Raiderettes are required to take part, without pay, in two to three rehearsals per week, the 10 charity events, a team rally, Fan Day and the swimsuit calendar photo-shoot. They must also pay the costs of traveling to those events, it said.
STORY: http://www.sfgate.com/raiders/article/Raiderette-accuses-NFL-team-of-short-changing-its-5165922.php
= new reply since forum marked as read
rocktivity