Posted on 04/28/2020 11:54:32 PM PDT by L.A.Justice
A salon owner in Corona reopened her business this week despite a statewide and Riverside County shutdown of nonessential businesses, citing the hardships of independent contractors including the stylists who rent spaces at her salon.
In a video posted on Facebook over the weekend, Lather Studio owner Kira Boranian announced that she was opening her salon on Monday after deep consideration.
“It’s been rough,” Boranian said. “Things have been absolutely crazy in the beauty industry, and it’s important to get some info out there.”
The stylists at her salon are independent contractors who don’t qualify for much of the loans offered by the government thus far, Boranian said.
It wasn’t until Monday that California Labor Secretary Julie Su announced that independent contractors and self-employed individuals who typically don’t qualify for unemployment can start to expect benefits.
On Tuesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that workplaces with “high risk” of infection, including salons, will have to wait “months, not weeks” to reopen.
In Boranian’s video over the weekend, she said she believes that it is her constitutional right to conduct business. This argument was also made by attorneys representing a group of other small businesses in Southern California that have sued local and state officials over the shutdown order.
Boranian assured that her stylists will wear masks and other protective gear, as well as sanitize their stations, as her business stays open.
“I understand that there is going to be some backlash, and I’m OK with that. I am ready for that,” Boranian said. “But I hope that a lot of you can find in your heart so many reasons why you should support us here.”
One of the stylists said in an Instagram post, “I have vulnerable loved ones at home, and I would not be back if I felt that I would be jeopardizing their safety by doing so.”
Boranian has received messages of support on social media, as well as criticism. She told The Press-Enterprise that five of her 22 stylists planned to come in Monday, and that the salon will open again the next day. It’s unclear how many customers have visited the business.
Corona police have “made contact” with Boranian and provided her the county order, per the request of the county official to the Corona City Attorney’s Office, city spokeswoman Cindy Solis told KTLA.
On Tuesday, Solis said Boranian has not voluntarily complied with the order, as encouraged by the city.
Should the salon continue to violate the order, the case may be referred to the county for enforcement, according to Solis.
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How many months are you talking about, Governor Gavin? 12 months or 24 months? I just have a feeling that you are having too much fun ordering people to stay home and not work...
I wish this salon owner a good luck...
I do know that hair salons are open in Georgia...
Will Corona PD send a SWAT team to close this salon down?
City of Corona is near 91 Freeway...
the elites don’t care they all have personal stylists. lets see if this loser’s hair grows while all the salons are closed, if not someone should say “Where are you getting your hair cut, Govenor?”
Trump report briefing on 3/25/20...
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_pVHgoYSyY)
07:11.... The average worker who has lost his or her job will
07:14.... receive 100 percent of their salary for up to
07:17.... four full months
07:19.... Unlike normal unemployment benefits, independent
07:22.... contractors and the self-employed will be
07:24.... eligible.
07:25.... So you have independent contractors and
07:29.... self-employed people will be eligible for this.
They have been without any money now for 2 months what does this damn governor expect them to do !!!
Another salon owner in Vacaville, CA, is doing the same thing...
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/vacaville-salon-reopens-despite-stay-at-home-order/2280820/
I salute these gals, as they embody the true spirit of the Founding Fathers. We either have liberty or we don’t. This is either a free republic or it’s not. I get the need for reasonable precautions, i.e., masks on stylists, limited number of people in the shop, proper hygiene with smocks, etc. But if a salon owner is willing to take reasonable precautions, and customers, after assessing the risks with their own judgment, want to get haircuts, then why the heck not? If a salon turns out to be petri dish of new infections, then shut it down. But to restrain someone’s business indefinitely for no reason other than the preferences of politicians and their “expert” advisors is inconsistent with the values on which this country was founded.
I was a contractor in Northern California. Think “tech writer” but there are other gig workers including accountants, recruiters, graphic artists, etc. I worked for myself and contracted at the Fortune 1,000 firms and some start-ups. Mostly in-house. Sometimes 1099, sometimes W2 payrolled through an agency.
The gig economy was strong.
Gig workers are screwed.
I believe “gig” workers are now termed “side hustlers” check out “meet kevin” on you tube
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that workplaces with “high risk” of infection, including salons, Does this include nursing homes? you know the ones we do have evidence on and facts to prove it!
stupid FN politician with no facts or evidence. Another words I have made the personal determination that under the guise of pandemic your business does not fit my personal agenda so we will ruin you
Governor?
I saw a photo of Texas Governor Greg Abbott this morning in the news and his hair is getting long. It is clear he is practicing what he has advised for others.
Now, he also is beginning to back away from the nonsense. Texas has done pretty well so far with controlling the spread of Corona Virus, the weather is warming up quickly now, I suspect the number of infection cases to drop quickly now.
We have had pockets of outbreak and they have tried to follow up with those near the outbreak individuals.
Are there actual laws, statutes that these people are breaking?
Are there actual laws, statutes that these people are breaking?
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“County Health Orders”...
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