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Labor/Employment

Jun. 27, 2015

Are nail salons lousy with the law?

News reports on the "shocking" working conditions in many nail salons may well lead to the next wave of wage and hour class action litigation.

Erin R. Mindoro

Berger Kahn

Email: eezra@bergerkahn.com

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Everyone loves nicely manicured hands and freshly pedicured toes. But at what cost? Last month, the New York Times answered that question by exposing deplorable treatment of New York nail salon workers who were severely underpaid and needlessly exposed to harsh chemicals. Sarah Maslin Nir, "The High Price of Pretty Nails" (May 10). While profiling nail workers who were not even earning minimum wage, the Times raised valuable issues that may foresh...

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