Advocacy
California Manicurists May No Longer Be Booth Renters
As of January 1, 2025, California will no longer allow nail salons to have independent booth renters operating in their salons and all manicurists will be classified as employees! This means all nail techs in California will have to be transitioned into W-2 employees, else the establishment owner will face …
PBFC Guides Employers to New Federal $$$
Beauty Federation Announces New Service to Help Salons and Beauty Owners with New Government Tax Credit Opportunity Up to $33,000 Per Employee If You Qualify! July 15, 2021 — Sacramento, CA — The Professional Beauty Federation of California is pleased to announce the launch of a turn-key, full services platform …
SB 803 and Its Impact Explained — Podcast Interview
Hair Game podcast host and Salon Republic founder, Eric Taylor, interviews PBFC Legal Counsel/Advocate Fred Jones about the potential implications of our beloved industry if SB 803 as currently drafted becomes law. This long-format interview answers many of your questions about this dramatic reform legislation, including not only the threatening …
SB 803 Threatens Our Professionalism
Just last week, SB 803 (Roth — Riverside County) was gutted-and-amended into a bill that would usher in major and troubling reforms. We are calling on everyone earning a living in the barbering/beauty industry to reach out to your state representatives and express your concerns. In short, please help us #StopSB803 …
PBFC Guides Our Industry to the Pot of Gold
If you are an establishment owner, a booth/suite renter or self-employed professional, we will help you secure government relief funds through our unprecedented online portal, so please read this full article. As most of you are aware, the Professional Beauty Federation of California has been standing tall in defense of …
Salons & Restaurants Sue Governor Newsom
Since 1999, the Professional Beauty Federation of California has striven to give voice to California’s 620,000 hair/skin/nails licensed professionals and 53,000 licensed barbering/beauty establishments. In recent months, we have been very active in trying to keep our so-called “non-essential” but safe businesses in operation, including a concerted #OpenSalonsNow campaign and …
BREAKING: Financial Relief Announced by PBFC!
PBFC Announces PPP Opportunity … Placing Our Industry In The Front of the Line! Congress recently passed and President Trump signed a COVID-19 relief package, which includes $284B in additional funding for another round of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to assist struggling businesses. Unlike the prior round that went mostly …
Nail Salons Statewide Reopening Announcement
Since 1999, the Professional Beauty Federation of California has striven to give voice to California’s 620,000 hair/skin/nails licensed professionals and 52,000 licensed barbering/beauty establishments. In recent months, we have been very active in trying to get our so-called “non-essential” but safe businesses back in operation, including a federal lawsuit filed …
Governor Capitulates … again … sort of!
Here is the PBFC’s Public Statement in response to Governor Newsom’s convoluted tiered schema he just rolled out, placing 87% of our nail/skin establishments OUTSIDE, while reopening INDOOR hair/barbershops statewide (evidently without capacity limits): Since 1999, the Professional Beauty Federation of California has striven to give voice to …
San Francisco Targets OpenSafe Leader!
The City and County of San Francisco is targeting the leader of the OpenSafeCalifornia movement! They aren’t going after anyone else, which means if we can fight them back, here, we can protect everyone’s establishments in the City By The Bay. This is what is happening to Shay in real …
