"BROOKHAVEN, Ga. — Employees at one of metro Atlanta’s most well-known gentlemen’s clubs claim they are having to pay sometimes hundreds of dollars a night just to be there.
A former Pink Pony dancer has filed a federal collective-action lawsuit alleging dancers received no wages and were required to pay hundreds of dollars in fees every night to work, a practice she claims illegally pushed earnings below minimum wage.
Channel 2 Consumer Investigator Justin Gray obtained a copy of the complaint, which says dancers were required to pay a nightly house fee that allegedly ranged from $60 to $532 per shift, depending on their earnings."
I don't believe her claim of $532 tip out.
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Seems like I've only ever heard of dancers getting support from state labor departments in blue states. Maybe one of the strippers got a lawyer whipped enough to take the case on contingency. Is a strip club considered to be involved in interstate commerce? I guess any bar probably buys equipment or beverages that came originally from out of state.
@ilbbaicnl In 2009, 5 ATL dancers filed a lawsuit against the city when it tried to make strip club employment 21+. Georgia Supreme Court sided with the dancers. And that's why we'll never be like pussy ass Florida who made their clubs 21+ in 2024. nbcnews.com
At my main club, per stripper chat, they now pay a straight 20% of earnings to club. No tip outs, just the 20%.
Simple; seems like a lot.
@gSteph Just makes you wonder what's worse. House fee, cut of VIPs, and tip outs. Or 20% straight off the top. If the 20% includes stage/personal tips, I think they'd be better off with the house fees etc.
F I got to get to GA if they have 18-20 yo dancers
They have those without ID scan I suppose?
@sfrsox If you make a long trip, and you find a dancer who says she's 19, how could you be sure she's really 19? It might be a better plan to have a hypnotist convince you that 80% of the strippers in you local clubs are teenagers dancing with fake IDs.
Just came here to see if anyone had inside information. Half of me wonders if it is possible to set the club up to take a fall. Brookhaven has been after this property for a long time. With the not to distant games being played around Atlanta, I just wonder.
I had a fav who got money from this one.
Ever notice how all of these complaints are filed by FORMER dancers? The clubs policies were good enough for them when they were working.
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