Termination and Rehire Refusal Notices

An establishment must provide an entertainer (or former entertainer) with:

• Written notice of why they were terminated or not rehired.
• Dates in the notice of any event where events or corrective action that led to termination/refusal to rehire;

This must be done within 10 business days of the termination or refusal to rehire the entertainer.

An establishment is not required to provide a written notice to an individual who last worked at the establishment more than three years from the request for rehire.

Signage

All establishments must display signage in areas designated for entertainers that communicate:

• Entertainers are not required to surrender any tips or gratuities; and
• An establishment may not retaliate against an entertainer in response to the entertainer's use or collection of tips or gratuities.

The department has developed a poster that can be utilized by establishments to assist with compliance with signage content requirements.

Written Contracts

Any leasing fee or other fee including, but not limited to, entertainment fees or room charges, charged by an establishment to an entertainer must be stated in a written contract that includes:

• A method for estimating the total amount collected by the entertainer in any eight-hour period;
• The effective dates of the contract;
• The duration of the contract, to be a period of not less than three months;
• Leasing fee discounts or credits offered to the entertainer; and
• Designated costs of services considered to be amounts collected by the entertainer. If designated costs vary based on the time of day or the day of the week, the varied rates must be reflected in the contract.

An establishment must keep copies of written contracts and documents used in estimating the total amounts collected by an entertainer, including records of dance tallies, for three years from the contract end date.