[Army Air Corps]

I attended grad school with a guy who frequented such establishments and he informed me that this is a fairly common practice.

[isthisnickcool]

I’d love to sit in on the depositions of the dancers.

[pending]

Newt was asked about this. He said: Some of these gals require a lot of support. Right up front, let me say I will stand behind them.

[Army Air Corps]

Ping.

[Tainan]

If they get declared employees, the IRS will immediately audit them for taxes not filed and paid based on their employment.
If they are declared ICs - independent contractors - the IRS will audit them for the same exact thing. And go back 7 years.
They will be in more trouble than they can imagine.
Dollars to g-strings this is an idea hatched up by a lawyer. Probably a client of their...uh..."activities."

[AnAmericanAbroad]

In the Portland, Oregon area hiring dancers as independent contractors is very much the norm.

They are assigned shifts, pay a house fee, and depending on the establishment, may have to pay a fine if they fail to show up for their assigned shift.

Last I heard, Portland has the most nudie bars per capita in the USA, though I would imagine the economic downturn might have thinned the herd a bit.

[R. Scott]

Dancers working as independent contractors is common here too.
At my favorite watering hole some are paid by the hour, others are IC. Initially a dancer is on the payroll, if she shows she can’t be depended on to show up for work sober and on time she becomes an IC. If she continues to not care about her job she’s fired.

[Larry Lucido]

I’ll try to stay abreast of this situation.