Give me a K! Or, 825 of them!

A group of Tampa Bay Buccaneers cheerleaders reached a settlement with the team, netting the pom-pom’ers $825,000 for gross underpayment.

Manouchcar Pierre-Val filed a lawsuit last May against the team on behalf of herself and 93 other cheerleaders, alleging the Bucs violated federal and state wage laws. Pierre-Val, a registered nurse, lasted less than a year with the team because of the pay frustrations, which included her assertion she was paid less than $2 per hour. The Raymond James Stadium staples allegedly were paid $100 per game, but went unpaid for mandatory practices.

According to Pierre-Val’s lawyer, the group was compensated $25 to $50 for corporate-sponsored events, but nothing for any other event. The cheerleaders had to put in at least 40 hours of public appearance events per year.
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After the settlement, according to TMZ, each cheerleader will bring home just under $6,000.

The victory looks to be a precedent-setting one: The Jets, Bengals and Raiders face similar lawsuits from disgruntled cheerleaders.