Litigation & Arbitration,
Corporate
May 12, 2023
Massage school says state council exceeds its authority
The California Massage Therapy Council is “a private nonprofit public benefit corporation” but its voluntary certification program has become mandatory in so many cities that it now has a monopoly with too much power, stated a lawsuit filed by San Diego based attorney James C. Stevens.
A Los Angeles massage school sued the California Massage Therapy Council, claiming it is not a governmental agency and is improperly acting as a gatekeeper for the profession.
The council is “a private nonprofit public benefit corporation” that operates “a voluntary certification program for the massage therapy profession,” San Diego based attorney James C. Stevens wrote in the school’s complaint. But so many local governments require thes...
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