Exotic Dancers: Independent Contractors or Hourly Employees?

As an employment lawyer I often see cases with injustice in the workplace. Couple of years ago I represented an exotic dancer against her employer, as she was treated as an independent contractor and was forced to share her tips with the management. And I was glad she spoke up. From the beginning, I knew that this would be a class action lawsuit and I was not wrong. Recently CNN posted that over 2,000 exotic dancers were awarded $10 million in a class action lawsuit. Simply put, exotic dancers were cheated out of their wages because they were treated as independent contractors. However, it was proven that they are “hourly employees who deserved to be paid minimum wage.” These dancers suffered substantial monitory damages and I was glad to see the court’s acknowledgment. I am ready to fight this injustice so please contact the Dishman Law Firm for advice and representation!