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Strip clubs frequently subject dancers, bouncers, bartenders and servers to irregular pay practices and labor law violations. A 63-year-old strip club owner in Illinois is facing a wage and hour lawsuit by a former dancer who claims she was misclassified as an "independent contractor."
The dancer claims she worked over 40 hours weekly and some weeks she was not paid minimum wage. She is filing the overtime and wage claim for:
The dancer from one of the three Illinois strip clubs claims she was misclassified as an independent contractor.
Kennedy Hodges investigating wage claims at Texas strip clubs, Jaguars Gold Club
Other courts across the country have held that exotic dancers at "gentlemen's clubs" are not automatically considered independent contractors. Because the nude dancers are actually "employees," the clubs must pay them minimum wage and overtime pay. So, for example, a dancer who works 40 hours per week and is paid tips with no compensation from the club would be entitled to $290 for every week she worked. Over a year this comes to $15,080.
Double Damages. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, a dancer would also be able to recover liquidated damages or double damages if a violation is proven. So, in that example above, the dancer's claim per year would be over $30,000.
If you work in a strip club and you think you have been misclassified as an independent contractor, or your employer is not paying you correctly, you can order our free wage and overtime book to find out how you can recover your lost wages or overtime pay. You can also send us a confidential contact form to tell us about your case, or call us at 888-449-2068 to start your free case review today.
Jaguars Gold Club has seven locations in Texas: Abilene, Edinburg, El Paso, Harlingen, Longview, Lubbock, Odessa and one in Phoenix, Arizona.
The Texas overtime lawyers at Kennedy Hodges represent workers nationwide and across Texas in:
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