How Well Your Salon Weathers COVID-19 May Depend on Where It's Located
Best Accounting Software recently analyzed and ranked the level of support states offer small businesses. How likely your business is to survive the pandemic can be heavily influenced by where it is located.
MODERN's COVID-19 Resource Center
MODERN, along with our sister outlets, SALON TODAY and NAILS, have been gathering valuable resources to help you stay safe and give you the information you need to keep you in the know during this COVID-19 crisis.
PBA Call to Action: Fight Legislation, Deregulation in Illinois, Michigan, and Rhode Island
PBA urges action as Illinois and Michigan want to deregulate barbering licensing, and Rhode Island aims to drastically reduce cosmetology licensing hours.
Tennessee Lawmakers Move to Make Licensing Unnecessary
A set of companion bills would allow any person to practice cosmetology without a license as long as the provider enters into a written contract with the client.
ALERT: New 2020 Law Requires CA Booth Renters to Meet These Requirements
While this law doesn’t apply outside of California, it could become a model for other states. Salons utilizing renters will have to run a much tighter ship and booth renters will need to show specific ways in which they are independent from the salon owner.
by Anne Moratto
California Beauty Federation Holds 19th Annual WOW Event
The Professional Beauty Federation of California’s ‘Welcome to Our World’ (W.O.W) lobbying event bridges a connection between policy makers and beauty industry professionals.
Super Model to Super Boss Lady: Kathy Ireland Announced As Keynote Speaker for PBA's Cosmoprof 2019 Business Forum
Her brand, kathy ireland Worldwide (kiWW), is listed as one of the most powerful brands in the world by License Global magazine.
New York City Bans Discrimination Based On Hairstyle
Hair discrimination now carries a hefty fine of $250,000 for any policies that restrict natural hairstyles.
by Anne Moratto
Rethinking the Tip Tax Credit
As the salon industry finds new champions with Representatives Darin LaHood and Suzan DelBene, a new bill promises credits on the FICA taxes owners pay on tips.
by Stacey Soble
The Value of Salon Service Add-Ons: Extras That Count
Win a new client's repeat business with excellent service and the “something extra” that distinguishes your salon from a million others.
Sip, Sip; Snip, Snip: Examining the Implementation of the Drybar Bill in California
Attorney Kavin Williams walks owners through the recent legislation allowing California salons to serve complimentary beer and wine, how the bill overcame opposition and what has happened since its implementation.
Reps. LaHood and DelBene Introduce Legislation Aimed to Empower Beauty-Based Business by Extending Tip Tax Credit
The Small Business Tax Fairness and Compliance Simplification Act (H.R. 6736) would modernize existing laws to provide relief to small businesses in the hair care and beauty service industry.
A Statement on the Passage of the California Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act
On Sept. 1, California lawmakers approved Senate Bill 1249, the California Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act, and sent the Bill to Governor Jerry Brown for his signature.
Beautician List Identifies Licensed Beauty Pros for Consumers
Beautician List, an online platform to identify licensed beauty specialists, recently announced the launch of its online and mobile platform, BeauticianList.
BREAKING NEWS: California Assembly Business and Professions Committee Votes NO on Senate Bill 999
California assembly business and professions committee votes NO on Senate Bill 999! Beauty service will remain regulated in California.
PBA Takes Stance Against California's SB 999
As a California bill that makes it legal for anyone working in a salon or barbershop to wash, condition, blow dry or style hair without training or a license passes the state's senate, the Professional Beauty Association takes action to try and stop it.
by Stacey Soble
Solo Artists, Booth Renters, Independent Contractors, Change Is Coming in CA
"...the vast majority of booth rental salons as currently constituted in California are now in legal jeopardy."
by Anne Moratto