It's Officially an Epidemic!
[url]http://money.cnn.com/2013/03/21/news/economy/stripper-labor-rights/index.html?hpt=hp_c2[/url]
You know this 'stripper as employee' thing is gainin steam when you see a CNN article on it! Obviously the dancers who are pursuin these lawsuits are the ones who don't make any $! But what's really fucked up is that if they succeed, they'll completely ruin the SC biz!
Dancers should want to be independent contractors. Many (if not most) strippers have a regular job, so dancing is just a way to get side $. The LAST thing they should want to deal with is all the red tape that comes w / being an employee. The biggest problem will be taxes! Do strippers really want to fill out W-2s & have FICA deducted from what they earn?
Just like X Facta said, the only people who'll win in this situation are the greedy-ass lawyers representin these lame dancers! If all strippers become employees, say goodbye to high mileage & say hello to higher prices for admission, dances, drinks, VIP, etc so the clubs can pay the extra overhead.
Only in America.
This is a bad as a divorce. Suing epidemic
The lawyers are making all the money! Only the strong will survive. Support you local watering hole,"with a pole". Let's keep EI jumping. MDC
You Hit the Nail on the Head!
The real danger behind these lawsuits is that you could eventually have national law classifyin strippers as employees. If that were to happen, like in many other industries in this country, you'd make it impossible for the little guy to run a SC! So only big companies like Scores & Hustler would have the means to pay dancers salaries & benefits. The funny thing is, like WB says, then strippin would prolly become just like P4P in this country: you'd have underground clubs poppin up everywhere with the dancers gettin paid out of tips only minus house fees, like always.
These females claimin that they're employees of the clubs are doing what young, lazy chicks tend to do: focusin on a short-term goal while igorin the bigger picture! These lawsuits will only make strippin a much shittier deal for most females.
[QUOTE=Wise Born1;1714106]I'd like to see the state that issue's an unemployment check to a stripper. What strippers fail to realize is that the employers must pay into the unemployment service most PG county clubs are unregistered or registered as dancehalls not SC's add in probationary periods and there's no reason to believe that they will ever see a unemployment check or anytype of benefit, most full time dancers don't pay any taxes wait until they find out that having a job takes away they're free care and puts the onus on them to either buy healthcare or pay the fine. Like I said a smart Manager could avoid this suit with a five minute meeting.[/QUOTE]