A friend of mine has been trying to spread the word about the behavior of many topless bars in the US and how they don’t actually pay their servers. She doesn’t have Reddit and asked that I share it for her. Her post (with some punctuation and minor edits for clarity) is as follows:
“…Okay I seriously, seriously want to know why hasn't someone filed a class action lawsuit against topless bars for requiring their contracted workers to commit to a schedule and pay exorbitant fees if they miss day or are late (they are also charged just for working but that's another issue entirely).
I tried working as a House mom at lipstick…they did not pay me a wage, it was just for tips only. I was required to work a schedule, clean their toilets and showers, do their accounting, and buy supplies. That s*** did not work out in my favor.
They were charging the dancers hundreds of dollars for infractions of contract (like taking a day off or coming in late) on top of expecting them to share their tips with me; $10 from each dancer was meant to be my pay!
It's also worth adding that I don't know if the fines that they charge the dancers gets reported as income to the club. Thousands of dollars worth of fines are being paid at clubs daily and who knows where than money goes, because it’s not help the staff. I wonder how they report that to the Internal Revenue Service? Anybody know? Please share”