{"id":473,"date":"2013-09-17T16:29:24","date_gmt":"2013-09-17T16:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fslawfirm.com\/blog\/?p=473"},"modified":"2013-09-17T16:29:24","modified_gmt":"2013-09-17T16:29:24","slug":"flashdancersprivate-eyesnew-york-dolls-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fslawfirm.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/flashdancersprivate-eyesnew-york-dolls-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Flashdancers\/Private Eyes\/New York Dolls Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fslawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Stamped-Complaint-13-Civ.-6530-reduced-size.pdf\">Stamped Complaint &#8211; 13 Civ. 6530 (reduced size)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\">On September 17, 2013, Fitapelli &amp; Schaffer, LLP and Outten &amp; Golden, LLP filed a complaint in U.S. District Court on behalf of the entertainers\/dancers at three prominent New York City Gentlemen\u2019s Clubs.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>This class action lawsuit seeks to recover damages for unpaid minimum wages, overtime pay, spread-of-hours pay, unlawfully retained and\/or distributed tips, unlawful deductions, and uniform-related expenses.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\">The entertainers\/dancers at New York Dolls Gentlemen\u2019s Club, Private Eyes Gentlemen\u2019s Club, and Flashdancers Gentlemen\u2019s Club (collectively, \u201cThe Clubs\u201d), allege that The Clubs failed to pay them any wages because they were misclassified as Independent Contractors.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>With respect to overtime pay, the plaintiffs allege that they worked up to 50 hours per workweek without being compensated one and one half times their hourly rate of pay for the hours worked in excess of 40.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Also, The Clubs failed to pay them one additional hour pay at the minimum wage rate for shifts spanning 10 or more hours.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>The Clubs force the entertainers to pay a \u201cHouse Fee\u201d of $40 to $100 per shift in order to dance at The Clubs.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Furthermore, The Clubs required their entertainers\/dancers to share their tips with employees who did not engage in customer service, such as, the \u201cHouse Mom,\u201d the DJ and the private room hostesses.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Moreover, if a customer uses \u201cDance Dollars\u201d, the entertainers are deducted 20% when this Club currency is exchanged for real money.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Finally, The Clubs required the entertainers\/dancers to purchase club approved uniforms and failed to reimburse them for maintaining their uniforms.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>We are seeking to represent all entertainers\/dancers employed by New York Dolls Gentlemen\u2019s Club, Private Eyes Gentlemen\u2019s Club, and Flashdancers Gentlemen\u2019s Club within the past six years.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Eligible employees should call us, (212) 300-0375, to join the case, as there is a running statute of limitations.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stamped Complaint &#8211; 13 Civ. 6530 (reduced size)<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nOn September 17, 2013, Fitapelli &amp; Schaffer, LLP and Outten &amp; Golden, LLP filed a complaint in U.S. District Court on behalf of the entertainers\/dancers at three prominent New York City Gentlemen\u2019s Clubs.\u00a0 This class action lawsuit seeks to recover damages for unpaid minimum wages, overtime pay, spread-of-hours pay, unlawfully retained and\/or distributed tips, unlawful deductions, and uniform-related expenses.\u00a0 <br \/>\nThe entertainers\/dancers at New York Dolls Gentlemen\u2019s Club, Private Eyes Gentlemen\u2019s &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[23,1,22,25,24,27,21,26,34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-class-action","category-employment-law","category-flsa-2","category-gratuities","category-minimum-wage-2","category-ny-labor-law","category-overtime-2","category-tips","category-unpaid-wages-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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