And the beat goes on. And this bitch only worked 4 months.
shadowcat
Atlanta suburb
Another Stripper Sues Stadium Club for Failure to Pay Wages
Another day, another set of troubles for D.C.'s high end combination steakhouse/strip club, Stadium Club.
Odella Somalia, an exotic dancer at the establishment, filed suit today against the club and its owners, James "Tru" Redding and Keith Fornery, over unpaid wages
The suit, which was filed in District court, says Somalia worked at the club from November 2011 to February 2012. She alleges that she was not paid for her work, which amounted to about 24 hours a week. (Somalia says she was an employee, and functioned as an employee, of the company, but the owners of the club classified her as an independent contractor.)
She did receive tips, but, according to the suit, was forced to pay a number of fines to the club, which included a "tip-in" to the owners, DJs, and security, resulting in her actually losing money each time she went to work. Somalia sued the club in March under the Fair Labor Standards Act and the District of Columbia Minimum Wage for failure to pay wages and overtime and for illegally taking her tips. Even after the March suit was filed, the club "willfully, intentionally, and maliciously continued their illegal practices." Redding said he had no comment on the suit and would be going to court.
But this isn't the first time the club has been charged with failing to pay its employees. Earlier in the year, another exotic dancer, Talayna Clements, sued the club for failing to pay her wages and alleged that she was coerced into having sex with her manager. And most recently, the club was forced to shutter for a day after the D.C. government seized it over unpaid taxes from another one of Redding's establishments, TruOrleans—the H Street NE scandal-plagued restaurant that had already closed. The owners paid the more than $100,000 (much of it reportedly in $1 bills) in unpaid taxes, and Stadium reopened soon after. At the time, Reddings said he was in the process of selling the club.
Another day, another set of troubles for D.C.'s high end combination steakhouse/strip club, Stadium Club.
Odella Somalia, an exotic dancer at the establishment, filed suit today against the club and its owners, James "Tru" Redding and Keith Fornery, over unpaid wages
The suit, which was filed in District court, says Somalia worked at the club from November 2011 to February 2012. She alleges that she was not paid for her work, which amounted to about 24 hours a week. (Somalia says she was an employee, and functioned as an employee, of the company, but the owners of the club classified her as an independent contractor.)
She did receive tips, but, according to the suit, was forced to pay a number of fines to the club, which included a "tip-in" to the owners, DJs, and security, resulting in her actually losing money each time she went to work. Somalia sued the club in March under the Fair Labor Standards Act and the District of Columbia Minimum Wage for failure to pay wages and overtime and for illegally taking her tips. Even after the March suit was filed, the club "willfully, intentionally, and maliciously continued their illegal practices." Redding said he had no comment on the suit and would be going to court.
But this isn't the first time the club has been charged with failing to pay its employees. Earlier in the year, another exotic dancer, Talayna Clements, sued the club for failing to pay her wages and alleged that she was coerced into having sex with her manager. And most recently, the club was forced to shutter for a day after the D.C. government seized it over unpaid taxes from another one of Redding's establishments, TruOrleans—the H Street NE scandal-plagued restaurant that had already closed. The owners paid the more than $100,000 (much of it reportedly in $1 bills) in unpaid taxes, and Stadium reopened soon after. At the time, Reddings said he was in the process of selling the club.
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What's the world coming to when women don't know their place, old man?
All these little lawsuits are just gonna end up ruining it for everyone one day: customers, dancers, AND employees. I know it.
This shit is going to ruin it for everyone. These honey's want to be treated as employees. They better get ready to be assigned specific work hours, uniforms, strict adherence to contact rules. If they are deemed employees, the clubs will be liable for their behavior. This would mean the end of extras in all forms.
Yo, retard! He posted an article verbatim without any of his own commentary. So you know shit. Oh wait, it actually your typical routine - projecting your own beliefs onto others then attacking them for it. We are all onto you, however, so just give it the fuck up already.
I believe most dancers would refuse to work unless the per hour pay was really good and then what would be their incentive to give good lap dances? I suppose the house would take all except maybe a tip if the customer offered one.
I can just imagine all the bitching, have to always show up at work by a certain time, always have to wear certain types of clothes, always have to stay until such and such a time, can no longer drink on the job, can no longer smoke on the job due to liability concerns with second hand smoke, etc, etc.
Hopefully these law suits will get the girls who eek out a living badgering customers out of the club. Would be better for all concerned.