Florida stripper, 19, sues state after losing job over new law raising the age of jiggle joint workers to 21

She’s putting her heels down complete this pole-arizing caller law.

A 19-year-old Florida stripper and her employer are suing nan Sunshine State complete caller age-restrictions for big dancers, alleging that nan rule violates her law rights.

Serenity Michelle Bushey claimed that she mislaid her occupation astatine nan Gainesville-area portion nine Cafe Risque aft a caller rule raising nan stripping property from 18 to 21 took effect connected Monday, according to nan lawsuit, WPLG reported.

The suit, revenge successful national tribunal successful Tallahassee Monday connected behalf of Bushey, nan portion club’s owners and 2 different big businesses successful Jacksonville, requests a imperishable injunction halting nan rule from being enforced.

She and nan portion clubs declare nan rule infringes connected their First Amendment correct to free reside and their Fourteenth Amendment correct to adjacent protection, according to WPLG.

According to nan suit, Bushey and 8 different strippers who are older than 18 but younger than 21 are nary longer capable to activity astatine Cafe Risque owed to nan law, which was signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis successful May.

“As pinch akin performers astir nan state, Bushey earned her surviving done her creation while providing intermezo for nan use and enjoyment of her audience,” nan suit states. “Plaintiffs person a clear ineligible correct to prosecute successful protected reside of this nature.”

The caller rule additionally prohibits big intermezo businesses from hiring cooks, DJs, waitresses and information guards younger than 21. 

Businesses besides tin nary longer moreover usage workers nether 21 from third-party contractors to complete activity for illustration aerial conditioning repairs aliases carpentry, nan suit claims.

The Florida Attorney General’s agency told WPLG Tuesday that it had not yet received nan suit but intends to take sides nan caller law.

Raising nan property of workers successful big intermezo from 18 to 21 was portion of an effort to combat quality trafficking successful nan state. Adult businesses are besides required to show signage informing astir quality trafficking.

“This authorities will thief amended protect nan astir susceptible successful our communities, it will guarantee that if businesses are not complying pinch these very modest, reasonable requirements, whether knowingly aliases unknowingly, they will beryllium held accountable,” DeSantis said erstwhile he signed nan bill.