4 Texas strip clubs, owner pay $318K back wages

AMARILLO, TX -- Some workers at four Amarillo strip clubs have won more than $318,000 in back wages to settle a federal labor lawsuit.

An attorney for owner Behrooz Sadigh-Pour says the Amarillo businessman has paid the mediated settlement and still owns the clubs.

The Amarillo Globe-News reported Thursday that employees will get back wages in amounts ranging from $2,312 to $27,565. The clubs and owner must also pay about $120,000 in legal fees.

The lawsuit filed last year by Perry Stevenson and Michael Clark alleged disc jockeys, security personnel, bartenders, waiters and greeters were denied proper overtime. The lawsuit eventually grew to include 21 employees.