A few weeks ago my club had a meeting and the owner announced he's getting rid of all mandatory tip outs and all schedule requirements. I thought he was being generous. Unfortunately, the club also got rid of the $20 dance option. So I quit that club and went to a new one. After I got hired, the manager said a couple places are getting sued for making independent contractors tip out and keep schedules, so no tip outs, no schedules will be industry standard from now on. I've been dancing on and off since 2007 in a few different states and never worked anywhere without these conventions.
Is anyone else seeing these changes? As for the class action lawsuit, I thought I overheard a couple girls in the dressing room talking about dancers who had been getting letters inviting them to claim a share of the money-- I might have misunderstood them but if a club lost their class action suit, would any current/former dancers there be eligible for that? And if so has anyone been a part of this or know how that might work exactly?
Do you think it will make a difference in the industry? I think one of the girls at my new club said this was going to be bad overall but I don't see how, so far the changes have put me in a better mood when I get to work, and I don't think girls are just going to stop tipping out.



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