28,000 Deja Vu dancers to share $6.5 million wage settlement
The class-action lawsuit accused Deja Vu-affiliated clubs of violating wage laws by treating nude or topless dancers as independent contractors who had to pay a fee to perform, instead of being treated as regular employees.
Some dancers will receive less than $200, depending on their length of service, under the settlement approved Monday by U.S. District Judge Stephen Murphy III in Detroit. The judge said dancers will have an opportunity to be classified as employees, and dancers who wish to work as contractors will share in a $4.5 million pool of credits included in the agreement to offset fees charged by clubs.
The judge said only a handful of dancers objected to the settlement. Full story.
