A former Magic City dancer filed a federal lawsuit against the company and owner Michael Barney, Sr., claiming she was sexually harassed and forced to participate in an illegal “kickback” involving her wages and tips.
Courtney Hale filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court’s Atlanta Division. She said she was fired after requesting she be “properly paid minimum wage and her earned tips” in accordance with federal law.
WSBTV shared- She claimed her pay was “confiscated” in the amounts of “tens of thousands of dollars from her” by a manager at the club, ranging from $500 to $1,500 at a time, two to three times per week.
Additionally, Hale alleged she was subject to a sexually hostile work environment and was retaliated against for rejecting that harassment and reporting it. The lawsuit claims one of the club managers would regularly harass and assault Hale, by forcibly grabbing her buttocks and breasts and making vulgar statements on a recurring and regular basis, including by text message.
She said this created a hostile work environment.
The establishment has denied all claims made by Hale against them!
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