Inslee signs bill giving strip club workers workplace protection
The state's strip club workers have clothed themselves in influence with legislation signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Jay Inslee.
The Governor put his name to HB 1756, which gives workplace protection to exotic dancers and keeps out abusive customers.
"This bill signing might very well mark a first in Washington state legislative history, the first law affecting people who work at strip clubs that was actually initiated by people who work in strip clubs," Working Washington, a workers rights group, said as it celebrated the signing.
HB 1756 is a classic workplace safety bill, tailored to on-the-job dangers.
It requires that dancers receive know-your-rights training and education. Panic buttons will be required in VIP rooms where dancers are sometimes alone with patrons. Clubs will keep a blacklist of abusive and threatening customers who generate fear among dancers. And an advisory committee will track workings of the legislation.
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