In January 2014, two former NFL cheerleaders filed a class-action wage theft lawsuit against the Oakland Raiders. The suit accused the NFL team of breaking multiple state labor laws, like failing to pay minimum wage, withholding wages for months and refusing the reimburse cheerleaders for their business expenses.
September 2014 saw the team hand out a $1.25 million settlement. At the time, this was their second victory. The first happened in July 2014, when Oakland all but admitted their fault when it gave the new cheerleading squad contracts with triple the usual pay.
This month, 90 former Raiders cheerleaders, or Raiderettes, received payment from the settlement.