NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Governor Andrew Cuomo is launching a new campaign to protect
nail salon employees from abusive workplaces.
Many
nail salon employees endure unsafe working conditions and unfair labor practices.
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The indictment charged that Linda Hudson, the Park District's No. 2 administrator since 2004, instructed park
employees to drive her to shopping malls,
nail salons and restaurants during business hours, then had them wait while she used the district credit card to make personal purchases.
Senator Michael Venditto, Chair of the Senate Committee on Consumer Protection, said, «This legislation strikes the right balance by protecting the
employees of
nail salons from exploitation as well as our consumers.
«We are calling on New Yorkers to use their power as consumers to patronize
nail salons who treat
employees fairly, and boycott those unscrupulous businesses who profit by exploiting their workers,» Governor Cuomo said.
On June 10, 2016, the Protecting
Employees» Tips Act, 2015 came into force amending the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) to create rules around the handling of tips and other gratuities in the workplacewhere tips and gratuities are received — such as at bars, restaurants, hair and
nail salons, catering firms and taxis.
This prohibition affects all sectors and workplaces where an employer -
employee relationship exists (including restaurants,
nail and hair
salons, banquet halls, hotels, spas), subject to other ESA exclusions.