Last summer, the state of California passed a law that changed the status of cheerleaders from contractors to employees. AB 202 essentially provides cheerleaders with employee rights, including things like minimum wage, sick leave, and overtime pay. I bring it up now because the law formally went into effect on January 1, 2016.
I spoke with the San Francisco 49ers back in late June when the bill was up for vote. They had issued a statement in April in which they said they would be in full compliance with the bill if it were already law:
"The 49ers have no position on AB 202: the organization would be in compliance with the bill if it were law today.