Larry Flynt's Hustler Club Violates Labor Laws, According to Outten & Golden LLP
NEW YORK, Feb. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Larry Flynt's Hustler Club is the latest among New York City adult entertainment enterprises to be accused of violating federal and state labor laws, Outten & Golden LLP said today.
The lawsuit, which alleges widespread violations of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the New York Labor Law (NYLL), claims that Hustler regularly deprived entertainers (dancers) of their rights under federal and New York State wage and hour laws, including their right to be paid proper minimum wages, their right to keep customer tips, their right to be reimbursed for uniform expenses, and their right to work without paying house "rental fees."
Attorneys Justin M. Swartz, Deirdre Aaron, and Olivia J. Quinto, of Outten & Golden LLP's New York office, represent the worker named in the lawsuit. The legal team will seek to have the lawsuit certified as a class action and recover lost wages and other damages on behalf of current and former dancers who worked for the club since Feb. 18, 2009, court costs and attorneys' fees, and other damages.
Justin M. Swartz, who has represented dancers in several high-profile wage and hour cases in New York City, said, "The claims here, that Larry Flynt's Hustler Club does not follow worker protection statutes, are nothing new in the New York City adult entertainment industry. Entertainers at many clubs suffer because of the wide disparity in bargaining power between workers and club owners. We are trying to clean up the industry's compensation practices one club at a time."
Deirdre Aaron said, "Over the years, entertainers at adult clubs have made some strides by winning recognition as employees and otherwise protecting their workplace rights, including in cases that our firm has prosecuted and cases prosecuted by the U.S. Department of Labor. These cases are just the beginning - more must be done to protect entertainers' workplace rights. This lawsuit continues that effort."
The defendants are CMSG Restaurant Group, LLC, doing business as Larry Flynt's Hustler Club, Anthony F. Grant, Michael A. Grant, Joseph A. Sullo and Jason Mohney.
The case is "Martinez, et al., v. CMSG Restaurant Group, LLC d/b/a Larry Flynt's Hustler Club, et al.," in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, Case No. 15-cv-1181 (ER) (SN).
Attorney Contacts: Justin M. Swartz and Deirdre Aaron, Outten & Golden LLP, New York, 212.245.1000, [email protected], www.outtengolden.com.
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