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NY Judge Rejects Challenge To Nail Salon Wage Bonds

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A state judge has dismissed a lawsuit by trade associations challenging New York's requirement that nail salons post bonds to protect worker wages.

The ruling by Justice Michael Melkonian upholds regulations first issued in May and followed by state law in July.

They are intended to protect some 40,000 workers, many female immigrants, from being shorted on pay.

Melkonian says authorities found abuses in the industry and New York has a legitimate interest in protecting workers.

The Korean American Nail Salon Association of New York and the Chinese Nail Salon Association of East America sued.

They say the regulations are unjust, jeopardize thousands of small businesses and workers' livelihoods and they'll continue to seek "a just solution" that protects them.

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Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.
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