Strippers Unionizing
WTF, I mean really WTF. A club owner in LA we just forced to recognize a group of 15 strippers who have agreed to join Actors Equity. NLRB apparently did not buy the owner's argument that they were independent contractors who rented space Some how I can't imagine that will be good for us PLs.
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It's the clubs' own damned fault for trying to have it both ways.
As far as dance prices you can let them charge whatever but have it be up to them to collect. The bouncer doesn’t have to get involved if the price is higher than what would be considered normal. As to lower that’s more about the other girls than the club as long as the club is getting its money.
George MD is ten thousand per correct. Club owners have blatantly been in violation of FSLA by mid classifying dancers as independent contractors.
However…..the same applies to dancers. They can’t have it both ways either. I knew of the dancer that was Jane Doe from the Lansing, MI Deja Vu club whose lawsuit developed into a national class action suit.
When her attorney made contact with the club, they immediately made the dancer an employee (not an independent contractor) and paid her minimum wage.
And like every other employee her job description included the phrase “and perform other duties as assigned”
No one here would be surprised - her income dropped when she was paid minimum wage and she didn’t like having to help the waitresses with occasional cleaning. She promptly quit.
Dancers don’t always know what’s best for them
We already get the "I'll get in trouble" and "Owner is watching" lines. Imagine if they were employees. Another topic for another time, but why use those ridiculous excuses....just say "don't do that...I don't like your nasty crusty hands on me".
Regarding taxes....many girls just don't get the risk of the mountain of mess they will be on when someone discovers they have substantial unreported income. It's not just the IRS..they are at risk of being accused of welfare/insurance fraud.
The only way they could really get away with it is if they have a supportive SO/roommate under which leases exist.
The main problem is that firing an employee is highly regulated. Most employers would get sued for firing someone for not being groped on enough.