Sorry, But That's Not in My Contract: Court Holds that Exotic Dancers Are Not Employees under the FLSA or Arkansas Minimum Wage Act

Owners and operators of gentleman’s clubs recently received a new arrow in their quiver in the ongoing dispute over a question that has created a barrage of lawsuits across the industry – “Are exotic dancers employees?”  A decision from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas on July 12 answered this question in the negative, holding that exotic dancers were not employees under the FLSA or Arkansas Minimum Wage Act. 

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