Ohio Woman Files Unpaid Wage Lawsuits Against Three Gentlemen’s Clubs

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The operating companies that run three Columbus gentlemen’s clubs find themselves as the respective defendants in an Ohio woman’s proposed collective actions that allege she and other current and former dancers were not compensated whatsoever for their work, and instead were paid only in tips received from club patrons. The lawsuits—filed against National Entertainment Group, LLC (which operates as Vanity), Nolan Enterprises, Inc. (which does business as Centerfold Club), and Icon Entertainment Group, Inc. (aka Kahoots Gentlemen’s Club)—seek to address the defendants’ alleged “long-standing abuse” of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)’s minimum and overtime wage rules, namely, as the plaintiff claims, that they do not pay their employees anything. Worse, the defendants’ dancers were allegedly also required to share their tips with employees who do not ordinarily receive tips. 

“In fact, [the defendants] did not compensate the plaintiff whatsoever for any hours she worked,” the similarly written complaints read. “[The plaintiff] was first required to pay to enter the club, and her only compensation came in the form of tips received from club patrons. [The plaintiff] was required to divide those tips with [the defendants] and other employees who do not customarily receive tips.”

In addition to allegedly failing to pay FLSA-mandated minimum and overtime wages, the defendants would penalize dancers for missing work, charging them a “no show fee” for absences, the cases claim.