City Backs Down From Regulating Bikini Baristas, Pays $500K Settlement

Everett, Washington has agreed to stop dictating what bikini baristas must wear and pay the employees and owner $500,000 to settle their lawsuit.
The city will align its dress code rules with existing laws prohibiting exposure of private parts, rather than requiring specific attire.
Business owners must provide resources for employees to report trafficking or exploitation but baristas can now wear whatever they choose.
The settlement ends a decade-long dispute that began when some coffee stands were accused of offering inappropriate entertainment and contact with barely-clad baristas.
Baristas and their boss fought for the right to wear bikinis or other revealing clothes without city interference as long as they obey decency laws.