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The film follows the stories of two former cheerleaders; Lacy Thibodeaux-Fields, of the Los Angeles Raiderettes and Maria Pinzone, [6] of the Buffalo Jills [7] as they filed lawsuits against their teams for unlawful employment policies, bias, and pay discrimination.
Three former members of the Houston Texans cheerleading squad claim that women were mocked about their appearance and made to perform without compensation. NFL cheerleaders file lawsuit over body ...
In 2014, former Oakland Raiders cheerleader Lacy Thibodeaux-Fields filed the first class-action lawsuit against the NFL regarding cheerleaders’ compensation, alleging wage theft and gender ...
In 2017, a class-action lawsuit brought by the Raiderettes against the Raiders was settled for $1.25 million. The suit, brought in 2014 by 90 cheerleaders, was the first case in the NFL to claim wage theft and other violations of labor law were being perpetrated on the cheer squad by the Raiders franchise.
As a result, in 2021, cheerleaders filed several lawsuits against NFL teams for wage theft. Some of these lawsuits included other claims such as sexual harassment and unsafe working conditions.
The Indianapolis Colts were the first NFL team to have cheerleaders when they were known as the Baltimore Colts. National Football League Cheerleading or simply NFL Cheerleading, is a group of professional cheerleading organizations in the United States. [1] 24 of the 32 NFL teams include a cheerleading squad in their franchise. [2]
A lawsuit from ex-Saints cheerleader Bailey Davis revealed a slew of disturbing rules that don't apply to players.
As of June 2019, the lawsuit had yet to be settled. Bills owners Terry and Kim Pegula, who completed their purchase of the team after the lawsuit started, have yet to comment on their future plans for the Jills, though they have maintained the cheerleading squad for the Buffalo Bandits, another one of their sports properties. [14]