{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/676d8f2097d135d1d660e476/6a76c7b1aa557e62dc9ff6a0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Illegal Salon Pay Tricks Commission vs 1099 w/ Margaret Ferguson Beyond the Chair Co","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/676d8f2097d135d1d660e476/1786168288758-05f51816-e14a-44b6-b11e-612468c0383c.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Charged for towels, backbar, and credit card fees while being called a 1099 commission employee? It's not normal. It's illegal.</p><p>We sat down with Margaret, Founder of Beyond The Chair Co., the nonprofit leading the fight for beauty education reform and regulation reform. A 10-year licensed stylist who left the industry after facing zero labor protections, she went back to school in her 30s, created her own degree in Applied Aesthetics, and is now earning her Master's in Public Affairs focused on fixing cosmetology licensure.</p><p>In this episode, Margaret breaks down:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Why most commission stylists are misclassified and have no employment rights</li><li>The real numbers: why cosmetology has the highest student loan default rate of any credentialing program</li><li>How federally recognized apprenticeships pay you while you learn, with a 93% pass rate vs 76% in beauty school</li><li>Why 55% of hairdressers legally can't unionize as booth renters or independent contractors, and the worker-owned co-op loophole that solves it</li><li>Inside Mayday Salon in Nashville - the first worker-owned cooperative salon that's already profitable in year one</li></ul><p>If you work in a commission salon, booth rent, suite, or own a salon, you need to hear where to actually go to learn your rights: Your Department of Labor, Washington L&amp;I, and resources at beyondthechairco.com</p><p>Have a story about misclassification, wage theft, or no HR when you needed it? Leave us a voicemail at shititoldmyhairdresser.com and we might feature you. <strong>RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:</strong></p><p>Beyond the Chair Co. - <a href=\"https://www.beyondthechairco.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">beyondthechairco.com</a> Instagram <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/beyondthechairco/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@beyondthechairco</a></p><p>Mayday Salon Cooperative (Nashville)</p><p>Department of Labor - For misclassification claims</p><p>L&amp;I - Washington State Labor &amp; Industries for commission rights</p><p>Before Beauty Nonprofit - Legal resources for stylists</p><p>And remember stay shitty!</p>","author_name":"Jason Townsend a former Beverly Hills celebrity hairdressers spilling the tea"}