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2013-09-12 Economy

Strippers have labor and wage rights, federal judge rules

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Posted by Au Auric 2013-09-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 I wonder if it's easy to be a stripper with broken kneecaps?

Posted by tu3031 2013-09-12 01:09|| 2013-09-12 01:09|| Front Page Top

#2 I thought they were "artists"

Posted by Frank G 2013-09-12 07:41|| 2013-09-12 07:41|| Front Page Top

#3 Hmmm, No more $2 dollar Ho's .

Posted by Redneck Jim 2013-09-12 08:29|| 2013-09-12 08:29|| Front Page Top

#4 Well teachers have protection under labor laws---and strippers doing a lot more good!

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2013-09-12 08:42|| 2013-09-12 08:42|| Front Page Top

#5 Here's the game. The owners who operate these establishments treat the dancers as contractors who use the facility to work. They 'kick-in' fees to perform. As such the establishment is able to legally distance themselves from certain actions done by the contractors rather than be tied by actions of employees. Think of a 'farmers market' but with services rather than goods. Those operating the market are not culpable for tainted produce being sold by vendors.

If the performers become 'employees', the establishment then becomes liable for the actions of the dancers. Further as employees the usual management requirements of workers comp, workers unemployment, social security, etc come into play.

This is the way that the prudes, the alliance of the stereotypical puritans and femnazis, could get their way of shutting these facilities down. Most club management couldn't stay open if they had to pay all that employee overhead. They become economically unsustainable.

Then again, the only unionized club in SanFran closed, following the ever growing march of union achievements to support the SEIU government workers at the unemployment offices.

Posted by Procopius2k 2013-09-12 09:04|| 2013-09-12 09:04|| Front Page Top

#6 The ~~Poll~~ Pole Tax needs to come back.

Most of these 'Pole dancing bill collectors' rarely file full taxes (at least the one I met did not).

Posted by AIRANDEE 2013-09-12 13:51|| 2013-09-12 13:51|| Front Page Top

#7 So, P2K, although many bars can operate at a profit even without serving food, somehow, a bar with strippers can't make enough money to stay open? I sort of doubt it.

Posted by rammer 2013-09-12 20:09|| 2013-09-12 20:09|| Front Page Top

#8 Actually, has seen a couple close up in the big city in the last couple of years. Drive by one day, open, drive by another, closed. The numbers are decreasing. I blame the internet. ;)

Posted by Procopius2k 2013-09-12 22:18|| 2013-09-12 22:18|| Front Page Top

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