NLRB decision makes “independent contractor” classification more problematic

ED Legally Speaking: The new legal decision will make it more challenging to classify dancers as independent contractors. (Note: This story appears in the September 2023 issue of ED Magazine) T he ongoing legal battle over independent contractor...

EXPO News: Legal brunch & Bloody Marys!

(Note: This story appears in the July 2022 issue of ED Magazine) After a long hiatus, the EXPO is happy to reintroduce the “Legal Roundtables” (Wednesday, August 17, 11 am - noon) where attendees will...

EXPO News: How to be proactive in a reactive world

(Note: This story appears in the July 2022 issue of ED Magazine) The EXPO 2022 Legal Panel will help club owners and operators to avoid club-related litigation — and will inform them on what to...

Legally Speaking: Understanding the 7th Circuit’s decision: Prurience as a category of expression

(Note: This story appears in the March 2022 issue of ED Magazine) Attorney Zack Youngsma explains the 7th Circuit’s decision to cancel SBA funds for gentlemen’s clubs. Editor’s note: In his previous article on his...

Legally Speaking: Seventh circuit reversal on PPP loans — it ain’t over till...

(Note: This story appears in the November 2021 issue of ED Magazine) *Story by Zack Youngsma Lawyer Zack Youngsma details the industry’s judicial battle surrounding the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program benefits. In April 2021, Shafer & Associates,...

Not so fast: 7th Circuit denies strip clubs of Paycheck Protection Program funds

  Adult nightclubs were granted a rare reprieve when U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman ruled that banning clubs from receiving SBA (Small Business Administration) loans and/or PPP (Paycheck Protection Program) relief was likely unconstitutional. After...

EXPO Coverage: Legal panel, part two

(Note: This story appears in the September 2021 issue of ED Magazine) Top industry attorneys discussed the legal parameters of rebounding from COVID and the effects of a changed and unpredictable SCOTUS. The EXPO 2021 Legal...

Breaking: ROUND 2 OF PPP LOAN APPLICATIONS

story courtesy of Angelina Spencer, Executive Director of ACE National Last week, the SBA and Treasury Department released their official guidance on how the second round of PPP will work. The second round PPP Loan...

Taking your club ‘virtual’? Better know the legal implications!

  by attorney Lawrence G. Walters Coronavirus lockdowns are slowly being lifted and businesses are starting to reopen, but it may still be some time before adult clubs are able to operate at full function across...

Club Onyx opens in Houston, gains restraining order to remain open

  story by ACE National Executive Director, Angelina Spencer Club Onyx in Houston, TX was granted a temporary restraining court order to reopen for business as a restaurant after a district attorney claimed that the...
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First California — now New York and New Jersey?!

  Thanks to California, gig economy bills are becoming an “everywhere problem,” presently appearing in New York and New Jersey lobbying halls. Here, legal correspondent Larry Kaplan discusses the latest developments in NY and NJ...

Ohio officers who arrested Stormy Daniels get fired

  Following the arrest of Stormy Daniels in 2018, an investigation into the arrest results in firings and suspensions for Ohio police officers. As ExoticDancer.com readers may remember, in July 2018, Stormy Daniels and two other...

“Gig economy” dead in CA, NY, now NJ, too?

  Editor's note: The following article explains the Assembly Bill 5 (aka "AB5") legislation in California, which has essentially made entertainers employees in that state. The article asks the question, "which state(s) could be next?"...

Important correction to legal “Dynamex” story

  In ED Publications' May issue of ED Magazine, we (specifically, ED's legal correspondent Larry Kaplan) interviewed Joe Carouba of BSC Consulting for the article, “The Nightmare of Dynamex.” In it Kaplan wrote, “Carouba says...

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