US EditionWhy nail salons are still being targeted in fights over California gig worker law
- Manicurists in California's nail salons face employment uncertainties due to the end of a temporary exemption from Assembly Bill 5, leaving many in legal limbo over their worker classification status.
- Lawmakers, supported by unions and advocacy groups, are working to extend the exemption until 2029 amid concerns over worker misclassification and labor violations.
- The UCLA report indicates that over 80% of nail salon workers are immigrants, and many are vulnerable to wage exploitation.
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Why nail salons are still being targeted in fights over California gig worker law
In summary California’s landmark labor law aims to make nail salon workers, predominantly Vietnamese women, full employees rather than contractors in an industry known for labor violations. Like thousands of other Vietnamese-American women in California, Emily Micelli started painting nails to support herself. She turned that weekend job into a two-decade-long career as a manicurist, and now offers her own nail art designs at an upscale Newport …
A young manicurist shared on social networks the experience she experienced when she attended a job interview in a renowned nail salon in Buenos Aires, famous for having clients from the entertainment world. What seemed like a promising opportunity, she ended up revealing work practices that generated indignation. She said that when she arrived at the place she met several manicurists already sitting, without clients, and a quiet work environmen…
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almanacnews.comCA nail salon industry wrestles with AB 5 fallout
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The end of a temporary exemption to a state law requiring many employers to classify their independent contractors as employees is leading some nail technicians to say they are being targeted by a policy that lawmakers intended to protect them, writes CalMatters’ Jeanne […] The post CA nail salon industry wrestles with AB 5 fallout appeared first on Pleasanton Week…
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