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Exotic Dancers Are Employees, Not Independent Contractors

By Dennis Westlind on May 26, 2009
Posted in News

Every now and then we need a reminder to illustrate  the dangers of misclassifying employees as "independent contractors."  Last week, the Montana Supreme Court provided such a reminder, ruling that exotic dancers were employees, not independent contractors.  Click here to read the opinion in Smith v. TYAD Inc. d/b/a Playground Lounge & Casino. 

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