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Lawsuit Against Solid Gold Challenges Dancers’ Role as Contractors

A former dancer at Solid Gold Gentlemen’s Club in Pompano Beach has filed a collective action lawsuit against the club, alleging labor rights violations.

Former dancers at the club have until this coming January 19 to join the suit. The court complaint, which was initially filed on January 29, 2020, alleges that Solid Gold misclassified its dancers as lessees or independent contractors instead of employees. As a result, the suit claims, the club didn’t pay its dancers an hourly wage, made them pay “house fees” to the club, and required them to share tips with employees who were not legally eligible to share in the tips.

The initial plaintiff in the case, Dayana Aguiar, is seeking $100,000 in back pay for hourly wages for a year and a half of dancing, according to the federal lawsuit, which was filed in the Southern District of Florida. That amount doesn’t include the money Aguiar claims is due back in “house fees,” overtime pay, and tips. As of now, six other plaintiffs have joined the suit.

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