Yep. So do strippers.
Do they improve the business value?
Dubious. If they do, it's for reasons that have nothing to do with football.
Are they required to provide a service for the business?
Required? Hell no. They're shake-and-shimmy decorations, nothing more.
There are plenty of exhibitionist women who would -- and DO -- work for free.
If dubious then why have they been there so long?
You condemn these women but how about the men who leer at them?
Well, say what you will, but I dated an ex-cheerleader for a few months, a few years after my divorce. They are ... frisky.
I think “required” here means “Does the employer require the employee to provide the service?”
The answer is yes.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/why-pro-cheerleading-may-be-one-of-americas-worst-jobs/
I was trying to find the story - the team sends the cheerleaders out to some sort of event and then expects the client to pay. If they choose to not pay the cheerleaders get nothing but still have to be there.
Now I don’t like the idea of crafting the law specifically for professional sports franchises.