Indiana Court Says Stripper Entitled to Comp Award

A strip club that carried no workers' compensation insurance must pay a dancer who was hurt during her performance, the Indiana Court of Appeals held in a published opinion. The state Workers' Compensation Board had awarded dancer Angela Hobson benefits after she reported a neck and shoulder injury in December 2001. Hobson filed a claim after undergoing surgery the following month for a herniated disc. The club, called Shangri-La, denied that she was hurt at work and denied her claim. The appellate court, however, noted in its decision that the club failed to carry coverage on its empl...