Things came to an abrupt end for the cheer team of the Buffalo Bills back in May of 2014 when a lawsuit was filed against the organization for being wrongly classified as independent contractors, which led to violations regarding the state minimum wage laws and other workplace rules.
Cumulus Media was also sued, according to ESPN.
Eight years later in March 2022, the lawsuit was finally settled. Cumulus had to pay $4M while the team, known professionally as the Buffalo Jills, agreed to give $3.5M. Things came to a close for the case, as well as the cheerleaders, since the 50+ athletes never banded together again.
