Dancer sues strip club for unfair labor practices

Published November 28, 2012 5:00am ET



An exotic dancer is suing the Mile High Club in Clinton, claiming that the strip club charged her to work and did not pay her for performing hundreds of hours of lap dances.

Stephanie Ashe, who goes by the stage name Frenchie, argues that the club classified its dancers as independent contractors instead of regular employees to get around paying minimum wage and other benefits to the dancers. She said she was fined if she missed work or was late and had to follow the dress code and other rules.

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