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California bill would classify pro sports cheerleaders employees
Source: Reuters
US | Wed Jul 1, 2015 8:52pm EDT
California bill would classify pro sports cheerleaders employees
SAN FRANCISCO
A bill currently before California Governor Jerry Brown would make clear that cheerleaders for state-based professional sports teams are employees, following high-profile lawsuits alleging labor violations in the state and elsewhere around the country.
The bill, which would add a section to the state's labor code specifying that cheerleaders are team employees, passed the state Senate by a margin of 26 to 6 on Monday after easily clearing the Assembly.
It was not immediately clear what action Brown would take. His office generally does not comment on pending legislation and Brown has a little over a week left to decide, his press secretary, Evan Westrup, said.
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The bill was introduced in January, just months after the National Football League's Oakland Raiders, based in Oakland, California, agreed to pay $1.25 million to settle a lawsuit brought by 90 members of the team's cheerleading squad.
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California bill would classify pro sports cheerleaders employees
SAN FRANCISCO
A bill currently before California Governor Jerry Brown would make clear that cheerleaders for state-based professional sports teams are employees, following high-profile lawsuits alleging labor violations in the state and elsewhere around the country.
The bill, which would add a section to the state's labor code specifying that cheerleaders are team employees, passed the state Senate by a margin of 26 to 6 on Monday after easily clearing the Assembly.
It was not immediately clear what action Brown would take. His office generally does not comment on pending legislation and Brown has a little over a week left to decide, his press secretary, Evan Westrup, said.
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The bill was introduced in January, just months after the National Football League's Oakland Raiders, based in Oakland, California, agreed to pay $1.25 million to settle a lawsuit brought by 90 members of the team's cheerleading squad.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/02/us-usa-california-cheerleaders-idUSKCN0PC02C20150702
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