Strippers Win $13 Million Settlement In Wage Dispute

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[size=5][font=tahoma, geneva, sans-serif][color=#000000]A group of exotic dancers won a nearly $13 million settlement in a lawsuit stemming from their claim that the chain of strip clubs for which they worked denied them wages and benefits.[/color]
[color=#000000]The 14 dancers named in the class action lawsuit claimed that three clubs -- Spearmint Rhino, Rouge and Blue Zebra -- had policies that violated state and federal laws by misclassifying them as independent contractors.[/color]
[color=#000000]The dancers named in the lawsuit worked at clubs in California, Nevada, Florida, Texas, Idaho and Kentucky. They say their annual gross revenues exceeded $500,000, but they were forced to split tips with managers, doormen, floor walkers, DJ’s and other employees who don’t usually receive tips."[/color]
[color=#000000]They did so "to maximize (the club's) revenues and profits by disregarding applicable wage and hour laws,” according to the lawsuit filed in federal court in 2009.[/color]
[color=#000000]The plaintiffs also alleged that the clubs threatened retaliation against any stripper who attempted to assert her rights to be recognized as an employee, the lawsuit said.[/color]
[color=#000000]Lawyers for the strip clubs also declined to comment.[/color]
[color=#000000]The attorney for the women, Hart Robinovitch, declined to comment, citing a court order barring him from commenting on the case.[/color]
[color=#000000]The California plaintiffs will get 50 percent of the settlement amount, minus $2.5 million in attorneys fees and court costs.[/color]
[color=#000000]Some 43 percent of the settlement will go to dancers in Nevada and 7 percent will go to dancers in Kentucky, Idaho, Texas, Nevada and Florida.[/color]
[color=#000000]The court order also states that the strip clubs will no longer treat dancers as independent contractors and won’t be charged stage fees for the privilege of performing at a club.[/color]
[color=#000000]Spearmint Rhino, which has headquarters in Norco, bills itself as a chain of “upscale gentlemen’s clubs” where guests are treated to a “unique ambience,” “superior service” and “first class entertainment.”[/color]


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good atleast they settled..

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