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News: Strippers get $10 Million in minimum wage lawsuit
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Strippers get $10 Million in minimum wage lawsuit
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More than 2,000 current and former exotic dancers in New York City were awarded $10 million in a class-action lawsuit they brought against their employer, Rick's Cabaret.
The federal judge's order came on Friday, four years after the dancers filed their lawsuit alleging the company cheated them out of wages. The award covers unpaid wages from 2005-2012.
For the dancers, the ruling follows a court victory last year when the judge ruled that they were considered hourly employees who deserve to be paid minimum wage. Rick's Cabaret argued that the dancers worked as independent contractors.
"We are very pleased with the court's well-reasoned and thorough decision, and are confident that we will prevail at trial and secure an even greater monetary judgment," the dancers' attorney, Anna P. Prakash, said in a statement. "The court's decision reflects that exotic dancers are entitled to the same legal protections as other employees, and is a resounding victory for a group whose voices are all too often ignored."
The company is "disappointed" with the initial judgment, and plans on appealing it once the final judgment is reached, RCI Hospitality Holdings said.
Engelmayer said that it was unclear to patrons that the dancers would not receive the full payment. None of these payments were recorded in the club's gross receipts.
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Good for them. Strippers are humans and they deserve the same rights a banker on wall street does.
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I think it's high time I start thinking of new career paths
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Originally posted by Iyanla, Fix Me
Good for them. Strippers are humans and they deserve the same rights a banker on wall street does.
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Originally posted by VDK
I think it's high time I start thinking of new career paths
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Let's be a duo sis
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Originally posted by Iyanla, Fix Me
they deserve the same rights a banker on wall street does.
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What  no, strippers do not deserve $10,000,000 wages like a banker on Wall Street. I seriously doubt they were cheated out of $10,000,000 in the first place. 
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My step-dad once had a conversation with a stripper to see how their wages work. At the one in my hometown, they are given free room & board and they're wage relies on the number of dances they give out. So, there were some woman making $10,000/night, where there were others who were lucky to scrap $1,000. This was all because the women were working on a strict commission base.
It was actually really interesting to hear up about, One of the ladies said she was able to pay for her $700,000 home in Southern Ontario in cash. 
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Why are we giving respecting strippers?
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Originally posted by Iyanla, Fix Me
Good for them. Strippers are humans and they deserve the same rights a banker on wall street does.
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LMAO no.
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Originally posted by Sugar Rush
My step-dad once had a conversation with a stripper to see how their wages work. At the one in my hometown, they are given free room & board and they're wage relies on the number of dances they give out. So, there were some woman making $10,000/night, where there were others who were lucky to scrap $1,000. This was all because the women were working on a strict commission base.
It was actually really interesting to hear up about, One of the ladies said she was able to pay for her $700,000 home in Southern Ontario in cash. |
just a conversation? 
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Originally posted by Big Smoke
Why are we giving respecting strippers?
LMAO no.
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Because they are human beings like the rest of us and deserve it? Is there something wrong with stripping? Something so grossly wrong with the human body that we have to cover it up at all times unless in the privacy of our own homes?
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Great news 
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Originally posted by NeverSincerely
Because they are human beings like the rest of us and deserve it? Is there something wrong with stripping? Something so grossly wrong with the human body that we have to cover it up at all times unless in the privacy of our own homes?
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Oh save me the femnazi ********.
If the only skill you have is your ass and ****, you deserve very little respect.
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Originally posted by Big Smoke
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Why not? It takes a lot of courage for them to do what they do. Most people would never have the guts to become a stripper.
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Why not? It takes a lot of courage for them to do what they do. Most people would never have the guts to become a stripper.
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If the only skill you have is your ass and ****, you deserve very little respect.
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Originally posted by Goosey
What no, strippers do not deserve $10,000,000 wages like a banker on Wall Street. I seriously doubt they were cheated out of $10,000,000 in the first place. |
10 mil divided by 2000 is 5000 though..
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Originally posted by Goosey
What no, strippers do not deserve $10,000,000 wages like a banker on Wall Street. I seriously doubt they were cheated out of $10,000,000 in the first place. |
The poster never said the strippers deserved the same wages as a banker on Wall Street. He said they deserved the same rights, which would be correct.
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Originally posted by Big Smoke
Why are we giving respecting strippers?
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Why would we not?
(Giving respecting?  I have more respect for those ladies than your illiterate ass.)
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Originally posted by Big Smoke
Oh save me the femnazi ********.
If the only skill you have is your ass and ****, you deserve very little respect.
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There are male strippers to you know, and I was talking about them too.
In fact no where did I mention women or feminism specifically, and you left my question unanswered. Who says those are the only skills a stripper has? You're failing to see they are human beings not defined by there job, and generalizing all of them. And even if stripping is their only skill, so what. They aren't killing people.
But I see women and "femnazis" stay on your mind, so obviously there was no point in responding.
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