A Las Vegas strip club operator can’t force a dancer suing for employee status under the Fair Labor Standards Act to turn over dance fees she previously received from customers, a federal district court in Nevada ruled (Desio v. Russell Rd. Food and Beverage, LLC, 2016 BL 296749, D. Nev., No. 15-1440, 9/9/16).
The decision is a victory for workers who allege they’re wrongly classified as independent contractors and it could affect those in many industries, said Harold Lichten, a Boston lawyer who represented the dancer.
Almost all contracts signed by workers classified as independent contractors ...
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