There are two proposed bills in the Oregon state legislature aimed at work place safety and protections of Oregon strippers (and other small venue entertainers such as comedians, bands, dancers from other disciplines, puppet shows or bag pipe playing, unicycle riding, Darth Vader helmet wearing entertainers).
The strippers will get their day to talk to the committee on labor and business on Wednesday about passing two bills that covers Independent Contractors under the OSHA umbrella for minimum work place safety, including a poster that outlines what a business can and cannot control over their independent contractor entertainers required to be posted in dressing rooms of every strip club in the state.
This poster will let every dancer know what is and isn't legal control over the scope of work in regards to being an IC. It will also have an anonymous tip line to report violations. OSHA will be responsible for checking the building for safety and cleanliness of IC workers as well as employee workers.
There will be no licensing (at this time). We may have to keep fighting against licensing and/or being forced into employee status in the future, but for now, this is off the table.
The beauty of these bills is that it was created to protect strippers specifically from workplace abuses and safety issues. The majority of Oregon club owners are also on board with this proposed bill, as it adds a layer of protection from law suits.
I think that we got this one right. We are protecting workers w/o placing a burden on businesses who play by the rules.



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