Buffalo Bills Cheerleaders’ Lawsuit Shines Light on League-Wide Salary Inequity

April 25, 2014   ·   Joseph Zucker   ·   Jump to comments

By now, many have read about the ongoing lawsuit involving the Bills' cheerleaders, the "Buffalo Jills." On Tuesday, Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio reported that five former cheerleaders are arguing that the Bills violated New York state minimum wage laws:

Among other things, the lawsuit claims that the Bills and two outside companies that manage the Jills (Citadel Communications Company and Stejon Productions Company) failed to reimburse the Jills for certain business expenses, failed to pay them in a timely manner, took unlawful “deductions and kick-backs” from the wages, and unlawfully took gratuities paid to the Jills.
The plaintiffs claim that they did not receive compensation for working at Bills games. Instead, they received a $90 game ticket and a parking pass. They claim that no compensation was paid for practice time.
According to Deadspin's Billy Haisley, the lawsuit also alleges the Jills had to take part in a weekly physical evalua...

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