ROES, 1-2 v. SFBSC MANAGEMENT, LLC

No. 17-17079.

944 F.3d 1035 (2019)

Jane ROES, 1-2, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SFBSC MANAGEMENT, LLC; Chowder House, Inc.; Deja Vu-San Francisco, LLC; Roaring 20's, LLC; Garden of Eden, LCC; S.A.W. Entertainment Limited; Deja Vu Showgirls of San Francisco, LLC; Gold Club-S.F., LLC; Bijou-Century, LLC; BT California, LCC, Defendants-appellees, v. Sarah Murphy; Poohrawn Mehraban; Devon Locke, Objectors-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed December 11, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shannon Liss-Riordan (argued), Lichten & Liss-Riordan P.C., Boston, Massachusetts, for Objectors-Appellants.

F. Paul Bland Jr. (argued) and Karla Gilbride , Public Justice P.C., Washington, D.C.; Steven G. Tidrick and Joel B. Young , The Tidrick Law Firm, Oakland, California; for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Douglas J. Melton (argued) and Shane M. Cahill , Long & Levit LLP, San Francisco, California, for Defendants-Appellees.

Eli Naduris-Weissman , Rothner Segall & Greenstone, Pasadena, California; Charles P. Yezbak III , Yezbak Law Offices PLLC, Nashville, Tennessee; for Amicus Curiae International Entertainment Adult Union.

Before: A. Wallace Tashima and Milan D. Smith, Jr., Circuit Judges, and Lawrence L. Piersol, District Judge.


OPINION

This case arises out of a dispute under federal and California labor law whether exotic dancers working at various nightclubs in San Francisco were misclassified as independent contractors rather than being treated as employees. The district court approved a class action settlement that was negotiated in...

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