Exotic dancer worker's comp upheld

[Ban Hammer 13,340]

INDIANAPOLIS - An Indiana appeals court upheld a worker's compensation award Tuesday for an exotic dancer who was injured while performing on a pole at a strip club.

The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Angela Hobson and ordered the state Worker's Compensation Board to determine if she was entitled to double compensation.

Hobson claimed she suffered neck pain and numbness after injuring herself while dancing at the Shangri-La West club in Fort Wayne on Dec. 20, 2001. She underwent surgery for a herniated disc in her cervical spine, according to court records.

Hobson said she reported her injury to her employers, but they later denied knowledge of the injury.

In 2006, the compensation board awarded her temporary total disability benefits and other compensation totaling more than $10,000 and found that Shangri-La did not have a worker's compensation policy and was not approved as a self-insurer.

Shangri-La appealed, arguing that the board erred when it found Hobson more credible than its witnesses. But the court declined to reweigh the evidence and upheld the original award, adding a 5 percent increase due to the passage of time.

The court also instructed the board to determine whether Hobson was entitled to double compensation due in part to the allegation that Shangri-La violated state law by not having worker's compensation insurance.

Dino Zurzolo, who owned the club at the time, said the lack of worker's compensation insurance at the time was a temporary oversight due to a missed payment.

A phone message left late Tuesday for attorney Samuel Bolinger, who represents Wholesalers Inc., the company that does business as Shangri-La, was not immediately returned.

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[Nessa 23]

[MissStacey 1]

It is only fair.

This is how she makes her living and she should be entitled to workers compensation is she gets injured on the job.

[eric&gen 0]

Who's pole was she dancing on? It had to be me might have been drunk that night surprise my pole can cause an injury lol.

[almaty 19]

i think the lady needs payment,,,those poles can be slippery

[JODO 2]

It is only fair.

This is how she makes her living and she should be entitled to workers compensation is she gets injured on the job.

Show her the $.

[almaty 19]

It is only fair.

This is how she makes her living and she should be entitled to workers compensation is she gets injured on the job.

Show her the $.

pay er in ones..she use to handling them

[eric&gen 0]

i think the lady needs payment,,,those poles can be slippery

My pole is kinda slippery.

[Ban Hammer 13,340]

It is only fair.

This is how she makes her living and she should be entitled to workers compensation is she gets injured on the job.

Show her the $.

pay er in ones..she use to handling them

[Jasman0717 9]

Right on Strippers are people too

[payxibka 10,045]

If you have ever seen this club you would shake your head .....

[Ban Hammer 13,340]

If you have ever seen this club you would shake your head .....

well, fill us in. what's the story?

[almaty 19]

If you have ever seen this club you would shake your head .....

well, fill us in. what's the story?

seems like he is in the know.

[payxibka 10,045]

If you have ever seen this club you would shake your head .....

well, fill us in. what's the story?

seems like he is in the know.

Visited a few times but certainly not my club of choice. FWA, I believe, has one of the highest number of clubs per capita of any middle sized city in the US. So many many to choose from and certainly Shangrila is not it

[Ban Hammer 13,340]

If you have ever seen this club you would shake your head .....

well, fill us in. what's the story?

seems like he is in the know.

Visited a few times but certainly not my club of choice. FWA, I believe, has one of the highest number of clubs per capita of any middle sized city in the US. So many many to choose from and certainly Shangrila is not it

on a scale of class, is this a low or high class place? (i'm guessing down in the weeds )