Joanna Szabo  |  May 22, 2017

Category: Labor & Employment

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raidersimageFormer members of the Raiderettes , the cheerleading squad of the Oakland Raiders, were recently granted $1.25 million in an unpaid wages settlement of their wage and hour lawsuit, filed back in 2014.

The unpaid wages settlement was paid out to almost 100 cheerleaders who were former members of the Raiderettes, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Payments were issued at the beginning of this month, divided among the plaintiffs, although the initial ruling in the unpaid wages settlement was issued back in September 2014.

According to the unpaid wages settlement, the women alleged that the Raiders “failed to pay their cheerleading squad minimum wage for the hours they worked, failed to pay overtime and failed to reimburse them for thousands of dollars of incurred expenses from 2010 to ’14.”

The unpaid wages settlement not only compensated the plaintiffs for their work, but also forced change within the team. The Raiders have raised the wages for members of the Raiderettes, and cheerleaders are also now being reimbursed for businesses expenses and travel, which were previously left up to them to fund.

The Raiders will also no longer fine members of the Raiderettes for breaching minor aspects of team policy, which can be quite strict. For instance, a minor policy breach that might previously have led to a fine includes simply wearing the wrong color of nail polish. Such breaches will no longer be fined.

“Our clients have now been paid the equivalent of minimum wage for all of the hours they worked and have been reimbursed for their out-of-pocket expenses,” an attorney working on the unpaid wages settlement noted. “It is important to note that paying these women minimum wage doesn’t represent the value that these hardworking women bring to the game-day experience.”

Seeking an Unpaid Wages Settlement

The Fair Labor Standards Act and California labor laws both exist in order to protect workers and ensure they receive fair pay for the work they perform. The Fair Labor Standards Act was enacted to protect workers from employers who take advantage of their employees or refuse to pay proper wages.

These laws protect workers from underpayment or unpaid wages, inadequate or unpaid meal and rest breaks, lack of termination wages, and misclassification of workers to avoid overtime payment.

If you or someone you know has worked for an employer in California that has failed to follow some part of the Fair Labor Standards Act or state labor laws, you may be able to join a wage and hour class action lawsuit or file an unpaid overtime lawsuit of your own.

An unpaid wages settlement can reimburse you for wages lost and may provide additional compensation as well.

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