Screenshots from the website of the Buffalo Jills, the official cheerleading squad of the NFL&rs

Screenshots from the website of the Buffalo Jills, the official cheerleading squad of the NFL’s Buffalo Bills, which has been hit with a class-action lawsuit alleging numerous wage violations under NY state law.

According to the suit brought by five Jills, not only were the cheerleaders required to provide more than 800 hours of uncompensated labor every year (at games, practices, and special appearances including private parties, The Jills Annual Golf Tournament and something called “The Man Show” at a Niagara Falls casino), but they paid for their own uniforms, makeup and gas money and weren’t even allowed to keep tips. At the same time, the women allegedly had to obey a long list of rules on everything from manicure type (french or clear polish only) to the amount of “jiggle” on their bodies (none) to “how to properly wash ‘intimate’ areas and how often to change tampons” (yes, the suit really says that). 

Bills team officials declined comment, citing the pending litigation. Meanwhile, the Jills’ management company announced it was suspending activities indefinitely; otherwise, it told USA Today, it had comment.