MIAMI — A pair of former exotic dancers at a Miami gentleman’s club recently filed an unpaid overtime lawsuit in a Miami-Dade County court against their old employer alleging that the defendant committed wage fraud and improperly classified them as independent contractors. The suit marks the latest in a growing trend of similarly affected entertainers taking issue with their status as independent contractors, rather than traditional employees.

The plaintiffs’ unpaid overtime lawsuit claims while working at Tootsie’s they were never paid overtime, much less minimum wage. While the defendant classified them and other dancers at the club as independent contractors, the plaintiffs claim employment practices made them de facto employees and therefore eligible for overtime.

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