Johnson v. VCG Holding Corp.

ORDER ON MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

JOHN A. WOODCOCK, JR., Chief Judge.

The corporate and employment structure of adult entertainment nightclubs is occasionally exotic. The Plaintiffs, emcees who worked at a Defendant-owned nightclub, contend that their tips from dancers, who are independent contractors, should not count for purposes of the Federal Labor Standards Act. Despite determining that the record raises genuine issues of material fact as to whether the corporate parent is a proper defendant, the Court concludes that the money an entertainer gives an emcee constitutes a tip within the…