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The Final Four States Without Nail Tech Licensing

September 1, 1999  | Article

With Alaska, Connecticut, and Nebraska well on their way to licensing nail technicians, the Final Four is quickly coming down to the Very Last One.

Alaska, Connecticut Closer to Licensing for Nail Technicians

July 1, 1999  | Article

Of the four states still left without any kind of licensing regulations (Alaska, Connecticut, Nebraska, and Utah) regarding nail technicians, the first two are well on their way to making a change for the better.

Alabama Licensing up for Review

July 1, 1999  | Article

CIR Re-Examines Ethyl Methacrylate/ Methacrylate Acid

March 1, 1999  | Article

State Boards: They Serve & Protect

November 1, 1998  | Article

Behind the bureaucracies of the state boards are your peers — working cosmetologists and nail technicians charged with protecting your — and their — customers' health and safety.

Illinois Salons Protest Possible Ventilation Ordinance

October 1, 1998  | Article

A proposed city ordinance that would have required nail salons in Rolling Meadows, IL., to have their ventilation systems reviewed by a certified contractor or environmental engineering firm has been temporarily forestalled.

Alabama Licensing in Peril?

October 1, 1998  | Article

Licensed nail technicians and nails-only schools and their students were notified by letter in mid-April that the Alabama Board of Cosmetology was reviewing the provisions and authorization of Alabama’s managing manicurist, manicure instructor, manicure salon, and manicure school licenses.

Outlawed Nails

August 1, 1998  | Article

"Lose the nails or lose your job,” is what some companies tell their employees. Is it a justifiable restriction or are these companies staging nail witch-hunt?

The California DCA Has Council

June 1, 1998  | Article

Nail Association Seeks Industry Preservation

May 1, 1998  | Article

No Double Dipping? California Legislates Paraffin

May 1, 1998  | Article

Salon Owners Question Government Study

November 1, 1997  | Article

A recent government study recommended that Title IV funding be cut for cosmetology and other proprietary schools because there was a “surprise of trained workers” in those fields.

A Hard Won Victory: Salon Owner Beats the IRS

October 1, 1997  | Article

It took five years and more than $100,000, but Nails Now! Owner Ira Bloom finally prevailed in his quest for the IRS to recognize his nail technicians as independent contractors.

As I See It: California Once Again Center of Controversy

May 1, 1997  | Article

Blowing the Whistle on Methyl Methacrylate

February 1, 1997  | Article

The Food and Drug Administration has re-affirmed its stand against the use of methyl methacrylate (MMA) in nail products. All nail technicians should not hesitate to report MMA usage to the proper authorities.