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| NY Jets Cheerleaders: Judging from this photo, there may be a "race problem" as well. (Screen capture from YouTube video) |
The New York Jets pay their cheerleaders just $3.77 an hour - or $1.50 an hour after out-of-pocket expenses - far below New Jersey's minimum wage of $8.25, when they pay them at all, a cheerleader claims in a class action.
Krystal C filed the class action against the Jets in Bergen County Court.
"The Jets, while paying millions of dollars to its male athletes for a single season of work, have historically and currently pay less than minimum wage to its cheerleading staff," the complaint states. "The cheerleaders are required to work off the clock at home, attend rehearsals three days a week from may through December without pay, attend 'charity events' without pay, and are required to spend their own money on travel, uniform maintenance and cosmetic and hairstyling requirements set by the Jets."
The National Football League is not a party to the case, as Krystal's employment contract was with the Jets, not with the league.
The lawsuit is at least the fourth against NFL teams this year, accusing them of illegally underpaying their cheerleaders. The Oakland Raiders, Cincinnati Bengals and Buffalo Bills all face similar lawsuits. The Bills suspended operations of their cheer squad after accusations of hostile conditions that included groping and "jiggle tests." Five Buffalo Bills cheerleaders filed that lawsuit in April.
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