Wage and Hour Case on Behalf of Exotic Dancers

Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams filed a wage and hour class action case on behalf of a class of over 250 women who worked as exotic dancers and waitresses at The Brass Rail, a strip club located in Sunnyvale, California, which has been in business at the same location since 1960. The lawsuit alleged, that the Brass Rail was in flagrant violation of numerous laws of the State of California. Not only did the club refuse to pay any compensation to the women who work in the club as erotic dancers, but it required the women to pay a “stage fee” in order to dance at the club. Dancers at the Brass Rail were expected to earn their income from customer tips., The lawsuit also alleged that the women were subject to a hostile work environment. Following a full day mediation, the case was settled for $1,900,000.