So the rumor is that by the end of the calendar year, clubs in New York State will be forced to pay dancers and treat them like employees... and not just at the service industry minimum wage, but at the 7.25 an hour wage. I know that many dancers always say that they are treated like employees and should be paid as such, but now that the actual day may be around the corner, is that a good thing for dancers? First off, now there is going to have to be documentation of employment, meaning no benifits for being "unemployed" anymore... also, you know the owners of the club are not going to make less money, so their loss in income will be passed onto the dancers... extra taxes will have to be paid by both dancers and owners. Also, this means that dancers will no longer actually be their own bosses, but will be treated like employees now... I think that this is not actually a good development for dancers, but only the govt wins because of extra taxes... thoughts?



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