Orange County legislator pushes to restore independent contractor status for manicurists

Orange County legislator pushes to restore independent contractor status for manicurists

Should licensed manicurists be treated differently from licensed cosmetologists under California’s employment law? Assemblymember Tri Ta doesn’t think so. Ta, R-Westminster, has taken up an effort that he says would restore independence to California manicurists by challenging a state law he believes unfairly limits their ability to work on their own terms. AB 5, passed in 2019, aimed to tighten rules for independent contractors across various i…