A group of exotic dancers won a nearly $13 million settlement in a lawsuit stemming from their claim that the chain of strip clubs for which they worked denied them wages and benefits.
The 14 dancers named in the class action lawsuit claimed that three clubs — Spearmint Rhino, Rouge and Blue Zebra — had policies that violated state and federal laws by misclassifying them as independent contractors.
The dancers named in the lawsuit worked at clubs in California, Nevada, Florida, Texas, Idaho and Kentucky. They say their annual gross revenues exceeded $500,000, but they were forced to split tips with managers, doormen, floor walkers, DJ’s and other employees who don’t usually receive tips.”










Stripper School Lesson: Don’t Have $1M Diamond in Your Pants
A California diamond merchant came to Las Vegas last year with a fortune in his pants.
He lost it at the Spearmint Rhino “gentleman’s club,” setting off a multi-million dollar theft investigation that has a former NFL football player and his schoolteacher wife facing possible prison terms.
The Las Vegas diamond caper began on June 2, 2009 when high-end jewelry dealer Eli Abdalnour blew into town carrying $10 million in rare stones in “a small black zip-up jewelry bag … in the front of his pants,” according to court documents. Read more... (844 words, estimated 3:23 mins reading time)