In a 2015 interview, Shelly Bramhall, an associate choreographer and events coordinator for the cheerleaders, told our clubs editor at the time that cheerleaders must be full-time students or have a full-time jobs on top of being on the squad. Wilkins earned $5,817.99 in 2014, $12,381.09 in 2015, $16,516.01 in 2016 and approximately $8,424.66 inĢ017. Wilkins' and Rowdy's jobs required "equal skill, effort, and responsibility under similar working conditions as Defendant’s mascot," according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit also states that the Dallas Cowboys' mascot, Rowdy, was paid about $65,000 per year.
She also was not paid for her time posting on social media, according to the suit.
Wilkins also claims that when she worked more than 40 hours per week, she was not paid overtime. This includes practices, training, rehearsals and filming for the CMT show Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team. Wilkins is suing the Cowboys, according to the lawsuit, because she was not paid for all the hours she worked.
Former Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader Erica Wilkins wants to get paid.