I read this morning that a woman in Indiana has been awarded worker's compensation for an injury she sustained while performing her job . . . as an exotic dancer.
Quick question: how many people knew that worker's comp covered exotic dance businesses? Not many I'd wager, or this would not be national news.
This morning's report is actually the Indiana Court of Appeals upholding the award to Angela Hobson, who injured herself while dancing on the pole at Shangri-La West club in Fort Wayne on December 20, 2001. Hobson underwent surgery for a herniated disc in her cervical spine, according to court records. The court ordered the state Worker's Compensation Board to determine if she was entitled to double compensation, due to Shangri-La letting its workman's comp insurance lapse.
Marginalize or demonize the exotic dance business if you will. But business is business, and an injury on that job is just as deserving of worker's compensation as an injury in a warehouse or mine. The only difference? Thanks to our culture, it just makes news.
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