Cheerleaders Given Class Action Status in Wage Suit
The former Buffalo "Jills" claim they received just 20 or 30 cents an hour when rehearsal time, public appearances and other duties were factored in, far below the state's average $8 hourly minimum wage.
January 11, 2016 at 11:03 PM
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The original version of this story was published on New York Law Journal
A judge has granted class status to former cheerleaders suing the Buffalo Bills for allegedly paying them below minimum wage.
Considering the matter as a class action “would be a far more efficient means of litigation as opposed to a multitude of individual lawsuits,” Erie County Supreme Court Justice Timothy Drury ruled in Ferrari v. Mateczun, 804125-2014.
The former Buffalo “Jills” claim they received just 20 or 30 cents an hour when rehearsal time, public appearances and other duties were factored in, far below the state's average $8 hourly minimum wage.
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