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Two dancers astatine an Alabama portion club are suing their erstwhile employer complete respective alleged violations that see a "socialist" extremity sharing system.
The erstwhile dancers astatine Sammy’s Strip Club successful Birmingham, Alabama said nan nine owners allegedly "forced a socialist economical system" by requiring them to stock their tips among nan club's unit arsenic portion of an "illegal tipping pool."
"[Club owners] forced a socialist economical strategy connected nan dancers mandating they subsidize their co-workers," nan suit revenge successful nan Northern District of Alabama connected Sunday said.
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The 2 dancers, who were not identified successful nan lawsuit, said they were classified arsenic independent contractors and denied minimum costs and overtime.
"During their clip being employed by defendants, plaintiffs were denied minimum costs payments and denied overtime arsenic portion of defendants’ strategy to categorize plaintiffs and different dancers/entertainers arsenic ‘independent contractors,’" nan suit stated.
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Citing nan Department of Labor, nan suit alleges that this "scheme" is recovered successful a increasing number of U.S. workplaces "as a intends to trim costs and debar compliance pinch labour laws."
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The dancers besides said nan nine owners would unit them to salary a kickback, called a "house fee," to work, and nan nine would summation this interest later successful nan night, according to nan lawsuit.
"Defendants would besides unit plaintiff to salary kickbacks to nan nine conscionable to work. These kickbacks were called ‘house fees.’ In bid to further power plaintiffs, nan nine would summation nan magnitude of kickbacks later into nan evening," nan suit said.
Charlie holds a container afloat of rate arsenic caller policies implemented by Star Garden guidance aft reopening, now requires nan dancers to proviso rate and beryllium successful complaint of exchanging customers' rate for smaller bills connected Friday, Aug. 25, 2023 successful North Hollywo (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images / Getty Images)
The erstwhile dancers astatine Sammy’s Gentleman Club successful Birmingham are seeking $100,000.
Ten different unnamed Sammy’s labor are besides listed arsenic defendants.
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