New Legislation Protecting Nail Salon Workers Has Been Passed

A month after the “Unvarnished” series from the New York Times exposed illegal operations behind the scenes of nail salons and the exploitation of their immigrant workers, The New York State Assembly passed legislation that will help protect salon employees from unsafe working conditions while also making sure they…
Would You Like a Free Manicure With Your Hot Pot?
I might be the only person I know who sort of doesn't like going out to eat. I like eating and I like it when other people prepare food for me and I don't have to do anything — but waiting for food makes me antsy. Ditto uncomfortable chairs or tables that are the wrong height. And then at the end of the night you…
Dude Claims To Be The Rosa Parks Of Nail Salons
A man named Norris Sydnor III is suing a Maryland salon for charging him $1 more for his manicure than it would charge a woman. He wants $200,000 in damages, and his lawyer is comparing him to Rosa Parks. Both of these things are completely ridiculous. Although we do think maybe he should get his $1 back. Then he…
