Bikini baristas won a $500,000 payout in a lawsuit after a city imposed a dress code on restaurant workers
A group of bikini baristas have won a $500,000 payout from a city in Washington State after it imposed a dress code on workers at coffee stands. after it passed dress code ordinances that banned workers at quick service facilities from wearing bikinis.
The workers said that by wearing bikinis at work they were able to"express messages of freedom, openness, acceptance, empowerment, and individuality." The lawsuit also noted that the workers relied on the stands to make a living and that they were able to have flexible schedules to accommodate school and childcare.
In documentation explaining the rationale for the ordinances, the council argued that bikini barista stands had led to increases in crime, public sexual conduct, the opportunity for the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, and even the"corruption of minors." The stands had also adversely affected the"aesthetics and property values" of surrounding neighborhoods and businesses, according to the council.
Ramsay Rammerman, the assistant city attorney, said at a city council meeting on April 5 that the introduction of the ordinances in 2017 followed investigations into crime related to some of the city's coffee stands. He said that investigations found that some stands sold"sex shows," let customers touch the baristas, and pressured staff to work for them, including one 16-year-old minor. Some men also masturbated near the stands, Rammerman said..
"Baristas are free to choose their clothing and they can wear as much or as little as they want, provided they follow the law," she said.
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