A free online screening of the documentary “A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem” will be held on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. PST. A panel discussion will follow featuring the film director Yu Gu, LVBH partner Darci Burrell, LVBH client Lacy Thibodeaux Fields, and Equal Pay Today Director Shannon Williams. The event […]
“A Woman’s Work: The NFL Cheerleader Problem” Debuts on PBS January 4th
For over four years, documentary filmmakers have been working to bring to light the story of Lacy Thibodeaux, the woman who became the face of NFL cheerleaders after she brought the first class action lawsuit to challenge the gross underpayment of professional football cheerleaders. Drawing on hours of interviews, filmmaker Yu Gu also features the […]
Raiderettes Class Action Lawsuit
Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams prosecuted the first class action on behalf of cheerleaders working in the NFL. The lawsuit against The Oakland Raiders alleged that the club withheld all pay from the Raiderettes until after the end of the season, did not pay for all hours worked, and force the cheerleaders to pay many of their […]
$1.25 Million Settlement Paid to Oakland Raiderettes in Wage Theft Class Action Lawsuit
Cheerleaders were paid far less than minimum wage while working for the departing Oakland franchise Oakland, CA – May 10, 2017 — Today, the proceeds from a $1.25 million settlement was distributed to nearly 100 women who worked as cheerleaders for the Oakland Raiders, known as the Raiderettes from 2010 to 2014. This class action […]
Wage and Hour Case on Behalf of Exotic Dancers
Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams filed a wage and hour class action case on behalf of a class of over 250 women who worked as exotic dancers and waitresses at The Brass Rail, a strip club located in Sunnyvale, California, which has been in business at the same location since 1960. The lawsuit alleged, that the Brass Rail was in flagrant violation of numerous laws of the State of California. Not only did the club refuse to pay any compensation to the women who work in the club as erotic dancers, but it required the women to pay a “stage fee” in order to dance at the club. Dancers at the Brass Rail were expected to earn their income from customer tips., The lawsuit also alleged that the women were subject to a hostile work environment. Following a full day mediation, the case was settled for $1,900,000.
Decipher Your Paystub
California has very stringent laws regarding when and how employees must be paid. To make sure the laws aren’t ignored, employers are required to provide lots of information on paystubs. But do you really understand all the information you are receiving?
Settlement of Case Brought on Behalf of Multiple Women Alleging Sexual Harassment and Wage Theft
Partners Leslie Levy and Sharon Vinick filed a case alleging sexual harassment and wage theft complaint on behalf of four women who worked for a large health care corporation. The women alleged that they were sexually harassed by their supervisor, who made lewd comments to them, touched them without their consent, and repeatedly suggested that […]
Settlement on behalf of New York Jets Cheerleaders in Lawsuit for Wage Theft
Partners Sharon Vinick and Leslie Levy with attorney Patricia Pierce of Greenblatt, Pierce, Engle, Funt & Flores in Philadelphia, filed a wage theft class action lawsuit against the New York Jets NFL team. The lawsuit alleged that the cheerleaders, known as the “Flight Crew,” were not being paid minimum wage for all hours worked at […]
Raiders Reach Settlement in Raiderettes Class Action Lawsuit
The Oakland Raiders football franchise and the cheerleaders have settled the first class action lawsuit in the NFL for wage violations for $1.25 million settlement. (A copy of the Joint Press Release is available for review.) To become final, the settlement will require court approval. The parties have filed a joint Motion for Preliminary Approval, which […]
New York Jets Sued for Wage Theft by Member of The Flight Crew
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 6, 2014 PRESS CONTACTS: Sharon Vinick 510-318-7700 Patricia Pierce 215-735-1600 NEW YORK JETS SUED FOR WAGE THEFT BY MEMBER OF THE FLIGHT CREW Another NFL team is facing a class action lawsuit for wage theft brought by one of its cheerleaders. A lawsuit was filed today by Krystal C in New […]
Oakland Raiders Seek to Force Cheerleaders into Secret Arbitration Before NFL Commissioner; Deny Them Jury Trial in Wage Theft Case
In response to a class action lawsuit (Lacy T. v. Oakland Raiders) filed by Raiderettes alleging wage theft and other violations of California labor law, team owners have filed a motion to force the cheerleaders out of court and into individual and secret arbitration before the NFL Commissioner.
“This is an attempt to avoid public scrutiny of the adjudication of the cheerleaders’ claims that Raiders’ management has engaged in illegal employment practices for years,” said Sharon Vinick of Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams, the Bay Area law firm representing the cheerleaders. “The owners want to have this employment issue decided by one man whose pay is dependent on the very teams that engage in the illegal conduct.”
Second Raiderette Adds Her Name to Class Action Lawsuit
Attorneys for the Raiderettes class action have filed an Amended Complaint, adding a second plaintiff as a class representative. The new plaintiff, Sarah G., has been a Raiderette for four years and last season was co-captain of her line. The Amended Complaint, like the original complaint, alleges that the Oakland Raiders engaged in wage theft and […]
