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Booth Rental, Part III

Posted October 4, 2018, under Advocacy, Hot Topics, Labor Law

With this article, I’ve dedicated three columns to the topic of Booth Rental since the landmark California Supreme Court decision was issued this past April.  The reason I’ve spent so much ink on the Dynamex ruling is that I continue to receive frustrated correspondences from salon owners and stylists, alike, …

Booth Rental - Part 3

End of Booth Rental, Part II

Posted September 1, 2018, under Advocacy, Hot Topics, Labor Law

In my June column, I strode atop the mountain to declare the end of Booth Rental … at least in California, and likely coming to all other states soon. Well, to paraphrase Mark Twain, rumors of the demise of booth rental are greatly exaggerated.  Allow me to explain and place …

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Is the Era of Booth Rental Drawing to an End?

Posted June 15, 2018, under Advocacy, Hot Topics, Labor Law

For those of you applying your trade and making a living in the world of beauty outside of the Golden State, this development may not immediately affect you, but believe me, the era of Booth Rental is drawing to an end… California’s highest court recently drew a distinct line in the …

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