HACKENSACK, N.J. — The New York Jets have agreed to pay nearly $324,000 to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by cheerleaders who claimed that they were cheated out of wages and forced to cover work-related expenses.
The 52 women involved in the suit said they were paid $150 per game and issued cheerleader uniforms, but weren't paid for practices and other work, said Patricia Pierce, an attorney for the unidentified former cheerleader who filed the lawsuit in August 2014 in Bergen County, New Jersey, where the team plays. Pierce said they were also forced to pay for their makeup, hair care and transportation.