More than 50 strippers suing Rick’s Cabaret can try to dig into the deep pockets of the jiggle joint’s publicly traded corporate owner.

Manhattan federal Judge John Koeltl said the gals “have met their burden” in alleging that Rick’s Cabaret International was their employer.

The case centers on Rick’s sale of “dance dollars” to patrons who want to buy lap dances.

Each funny-money bill costs $24, but the strippers get only $18, the suit says.

Jeffrey Kimmel, a lawyer for Rick’s, said, “We are confident the court will agree with our position, and the position of the vast majority of the entertainers who perform at Rick’s NY . . . that they are independent contractors and not employees.”