Lawyers for the strip clubs argued the dancers were "licensees," not employees, and were exempt from certain city wage and employment laws.
DENVER — Denver District Court ruled last week that strip club entertainers have protections under Denver's wage and employment laws. The ruling upholds a hearing officer's determinations involving the Auditor's Office wage theft investigation into multiple strip clubs in Denver, according to a press release from the Auditor's Office.
Lawyers for the strip clubs argued that entertainers were exempt from certain city wage and employment laws and that the Auditor's Office couldn't even investigate possible violations of entertainers' rights.
“Our office enforces wage theft laws for all industries and protects anyone performing work in Denver. Adult entertainment workers are no different, and we are pleased the courts agree,” Denver Auditor Timothy M. O’Brien said.
Denver Labor, a division of the Auditor's Office, investigated PT’s Showclub Centerfold, PT’s Showclub and Diamond Cabaret in 2023, then Rick’s Cabaret in 2024 for minimum wage and other violations. According to the office, they "sought payroll and other records for entertainers, like contracts and evidence of the fees they have to pay to work." The Auditor's Office said when the strip clubs refused to provide documents and claimed some records didn't exist, Denver Labor imposed fines and issued subpoenas.
The strip clubs then appealed the fines and, in 2024, petitioned a...
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