“It was not easy to make money and there were nights that I walked out with less than what I came in with,” Sage said in a letter to the court. Minneapolis-area dancer Stephanie Sage said that with as many as 28,177 dancers sharing in the settlement, the offer is too small. District Judge Stephen Murphy as "reasonable, fair and adequate," ahead of a June 7 fairness hearing in Detroit. So far, only one dancer has objected to the proposed settlement, which has received preliminary approval from U.S. Another $1 million will pay attorney fees and penalties. The dancers can also choose whether to share in a $1-million cash payment pool or instead share in a $4.5-million pool that will credit them for rent and dance fees paid to the clubs. Those deemed employees will be paid minimum wage, plus bonuses including commissions of at least 20% on their private dances and drink sales, and receive club support to pay for employment-related expenses such as the purchase and cleaning of costumes and payment of required local license fees. Under the proposed settlement, Déjà Vu will assess all current and future dancers based on a set of agreed criteria - including the dancer's expressed wishes - to determine whether they should be hired or retained as employees or as independent professional entertainers. The case centers on whether the dancers are employees or independent contractors - a classification that affects issues such as whether the clubs must pay them a minimum hourly wage or can instead charge them for doing business inside the clubs.ĭéjà Vu maintains that despite the claims made in the lawsuit, most exotic dancers who are given the opportunity to become club employees find out they prefer being independent contractors, because they make more money that way and have more control over their hours of work. The dancers also face monetary penalties for leaving early or showing up late, the suit alleges. The suit against Déjà Vu Services, related companies and club principal Harry Mohney alleges the nude and nearly nude dancers are paid no wages but required to pay rent to the clubs, plus 30% or more of their tips. More than 28,000 exotic dancers at Déjà Vu clubs across the country will share in a $6.5-million settlement and enjoy more employment rights under a class-action lawsuit settlement pending in federal court in Detroit. Since the insane grand opening in 1984, the Ypsi Vu’ has lit up the cool Michigan skies with some of the most sizzling stage strutters in the state.Watch Video: Nude dancers offered $6.5M to settle suit The club boasts four VIP rooms, 14 couches, and a splash of fantasy booths. With a swollen customer capacity of just over 150, the Ypsi locale whacks em and stacks em with over 30 lusty and lovely nude entertainers served up on one main stage. Located in downtown Ypsilanti is the petite Déjà Vu of Ypsilanti. So large numbers of students in Ann Arbor have relocated to Ypsilanti thus creating a vibrant underground arts scene, bohemian cultural center and some of the hottest women in the country. Comparable to the gentrification causing many artist’s, poets, musicians and hipsters to flee the Lower East Side of Manhattan. It has been said that Ypsilanti is the Brooklyn to Ann Arbor’s Manhattan. Eastern Michigan University is located here, with several other colleges that are within the semi immediate area including the University of Michigan. Ypsilanti, Michigan is roughly six miles east of Ann Arbor, Michigan and connects easily to downtown Detroit via interstates.
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