Precision Nails
@jaimeschrabeck.bsky.social
Licensed manicurist • salon owner • beauty industry advocate • expert educator & witness https://precisionnails.com
While @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov and others consider entering the race for #CAGovernor, I’m more convinced than ever that we need debates sooner rather than later and that half the gubernatorial candidates should end their campaigns immediately.
December 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM
While @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov and others consider entering the race for #CAGovernor, I’m more convinced than ever that we need debates sooner rather than later and that half the gubernatorial candidates should end their campaigns immediately.
This is shameful.
@governor.ca.gov @robbonta.bsky.social @dawnaddis.bsky.social @wendyrootaskew.bsky.social
@governor.ca.gov @robbonta.bsky.social @dawnaddis.bsky.social @wendyrootaskew.bsky.social
California’s child farmworkers: Exhausted, underpaid and toiling in toxic fields
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
California's child farmworkers: Exhausted, underpaid and toiling in toxic fields
State officials are failing to protect the health and safety of thousands of young field laborers, an investigation has found.
www.latimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:43 PM
@annenbergmedia.bsky.social promoting unlicensed activity at @usc.edu.
Please do better.
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Please do better.
www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2025/11/01/n...
Nail artists bring creativity and conversation to their dorms
USC students use polishes, brushes, lamps and gel to create miniature pieces of art.
www.uscannenbergmedia.com
November 2, 2025 at 2:02 PM
@annenbergmedia.bsky.social promoting unlicensed activity at @usc.edu.
Please do better.
www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2025/11/01/n...
Please do better.
www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2025/11/01/n...
Do nail products expose you to dangerous chemicals?
You may not be worried, but should be outraged that this administration has fired the government scientists qualified to investigate, terminating their studies.
You may not be worried, but should be outraged that this administration has fired the government scientists qualified to investigate, terminating their studies.
New @businessweek.bsky.social feature: On a budget of $1 per American, NIOSH conducts or funds most US research on how to keep workers alive & well. The Trump Administration decided to blow it up.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Based on interviews with 40+ current/recent staff throughout NIOSH
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Based on interviews with 40+ current/recent staff throughout NIOSH
How Trump Broke Corporate America’s Most Valuable Consultant
Businesses are begging the White House and RFK Jr. to rethink their massive cuts to Niosh, a workplace research agency that saves the US billions of dollars a year.
www.bloomberg.com
September 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Do nail products expose you to dangerous chemicals?
You may not be worried, but should be outraged that this administration has fired the government scientists qualified to investigate, terminating their studies.
You may not be worried, but should be outraged that this administration has fired the government scientists qualified to investigate, terminating their studies.
What is happening!
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September 13, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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September 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Intentional #WageTheft?
I appreciate the fact that filing a lawsuit generates publicity in advance of a resolution.
Why isn’t the DA prosecuting the owners?
www.latimes.com/california/s...
I appreciate the fact that filing a lawsuit generates publicity in advance of a resolution.
Why isn’t the DA prosecuting the owners?
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Ultra-luxurious Santa Monica hotel accused of failing to pay staff minimum wage
Employees at the Santa Monica Proper are pursuing a class-action lawsuit accusing the luxury hotel of failing to pay staff minimum wage.
www.latimes.com
August 19, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Intentional #WageTheft?
I appreciate the fact that filing a lawsuit generates publicity in advance of a resolution.
Why isn’t the DA prosecuting the owners?
www.latimes.com/california/s...
I appreciate the fact that filing a lawsuit generates publicity in advance of a resolution.
Why isn’t the DA prosecuting the owners?
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Thinking that I want politicians to think more and pray less.
I have thought on it and prayed about it, and I have decided: I am running to be the next U.S. Senator from North Carolina.
July 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Thinking that I want politicians to think more and pray less.
Burning question for Mike White about #WhiteLotus finale:
Why does Gaitok kneel to take his shots at Rick?
Why does Gaitok kneel to take his shots at Rick?
April 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Burning question for Mike White about #WhiteLotus finale:
Why does Gaitok kneel to take his shots at Rick?
Why does Gaitok kneel to take his shots at Rick?
From PBA:
Legislation to extend the FICA tip tax credit to the beauty industry has been reintroduced as H.R. 2603 and we need to rebuild our cosponsor list! Join Professional Beauty Association in asking your representatives to cosponsor this bill. Take Action: s.quorum.us/7bXpK5
Legislation to extend the FICA tip tax credit to the beauty industry has been reintroduced as H.R. 2603 and we need to rebuild our cosponsor list! Join Professional Beauty Association in asking your representatives to cosponsor this bill. Take Action: s.quorum.us/7bXpK5
Ask for Support for the FICA Tip Tax Credit
Legislation has been reintroduced as H.R. 2603, ask your House Representative to Cosponsor
s.quorum.us
April 8, 2025 at 7:28 AM
From PBA:
Legislation to extend the FICA tip tax credit to the beauty industry has been reintroduced as H.R. 2603 and we need to rebuild our cosponsor list! Join Professional Beauty Association in asking your representatives to cosponsor this bill. Take Action: s.quorum.us/7bXpK5
Legislation to extend the FICA tip tax credit to the beauty industry has been reintroduced as H.R. 2603 and we need to rebuild our cosponsor list! Join Professional Beauty Association in asking your representatives to cosponsor this bill. Take Action: s.quorum.us/7bXpK5
Does the #ADA even apply anymore?
Who will enforce given the direction this administration has taken?
The word “etiquette” seems wholly inadequate.
Who will enforce given the direction this administration has taken?
The word “etiquette” seems wholly inadequate.
February 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Does the #ADA even apply anymore?
Who will enforce given the direction this administration has taken?
The word “etiquette” seems wholly inadequate.
Who will enforce given the direction this administration has taken?
The word “etiquette” seems wholly inadequate.
Wage theft is a crime, so when can we expect the arrests?
DoorDash will pay $17 million in a settlement for stealing its drivers' tips.
The New York Attorney General's office found DoorDash was secretly using drivers' tips to subsidize wages until 2019.
About 60,000 drivers will receive part of the payout.
The New York Attorney General's office found DoorDash was secretly using drivers' tips to subsidize wages until 2019.
About 60,000 drivers will receive part of the payout.
February 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Wage theft is a crime, so when can we expect the arrests?
Stay informed about our effort to restore the right of licensed manicurists to work as independent contractors.
#AB504
precisionnails.com/ab504/
#AB504
precisionnails.com/ab504/
AB504 – Precision Nails
precisionnails.com
February 19, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Stay informed about our effort to restore the right of licensed manicurists to work as independent contractors.
#AB504
precisionnails.com/ab504/
#AB504
precisionnails.com/ab504/
Restricting our employment options does not protect our rights.
Licensed manicurists deserve the same opportunities as other licensed beauty professionals.
#CALeg
#AB504
Licensed manicurists deserve the same opportunities as other licensed beauty professionals.
#CALeg
#AB504
The nail salon industry has been rattled by a labor law change that advocates say will better protect mostly Vietnamese women manicurists from being misclassified as self-employed.
But an OC Assemblyman says they’ve been “racially targeted” in backing a new bill.
www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...
But an OC Assemblyman says they’ve been “racially targeted” in backing a new bill.
www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...
Worker rights? Racial bias? A law change for manicurists prompts debate, confusion
With a workforce mostly comprised of Vietnamese women, Assemblyman Tri Ta wants to reinstate an exemption for licensed manicurists that makes it easier for them to work as independent contractors.
www.latimes.com
February 15, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Standing in line at the county clerk’s office.
Future bride to future husband: “I’m keeping my name, sorry.”
Good decision.
Future bride to future husband: “I’m keeping my name, sorry.”
Good decision.
February 14, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Standing in line at the county clerk’s office.
Future bride to future husband: “I’m keeping my name, sorry.”
Good decision.
Future bride to future husband: “I’m keeping my name, sorry.”
Good decision.
@dawnaddis.bsky.social, thanks for your work on behalf of our district.
Please support #AB504 to restore the right of licensed manicurists to work as independent contractor.
We deserve the same employment opportunities as other beauty licensees.
#CALeg
Please support #AB504 to restore the right of licensed manicurists to work as independent contractor.
We deserve the same employment opportunities as other beauty licensees.
#CALeg
Assemblymember Dawn Addis (@dawnaddis.bsky.social)
Official legislative account for Assistant Majority Leader for Policy and Research - CA
Assemblymember Dawn Addis
#CALeg #AD30
dawnaddis.bsky.social
February 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
@dawnaddis.bsky.social, thanks for your work on behalf of our district.
Please support #AB504 to restore the right of licensed manicurists to work as independent contractor.
We deserve the same employment opportunities as other beauty licensees.
#CALeg
Please support #AB504 to restore the right of licensed manicurists to work as independent contractor.
We deserve the same employment opportunities as other beauty licensees.
#CALeg
We have a bill!
#AB504 will restore exemption from the #ABCTest for licensed #manicurists.
We deserve equal treatment and right to work as independent contractors.
Thank you, Assemblyman Tri Ta.
#CALeg
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTe...
#AB504 will restore exemption from the #ABCTest for licensed #manicurists.
We deserve equal treatment and right to work as independent contractors.
Thank you, Assemblyman Tri Ta.
#CALeg
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTe...
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
February 11, 2025 at 12:28 PM
We have a bill!
#AB504 will restore exemption from the #ABCTest for licensed #manicurists.
We deserve equal treatment and right to work as independent contractors.
Thank you, Assemblyman Tri Ta.
#CALeg
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTe...
#AB504 will restore exemption from the #ABCTest for licensed #manicurists.
We deserve equal treatment and right to work as independent contractors.
Thank you, Assemblyman Tri Ta.
#CALeg
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTe...
#WageTheft is a crime.
Still waiting for a significant criminal prosecution here in California.
#ab1003
Still waiting for a significant criminal prosecution here in California.
#ab1003
Social-justice oriented state AGs have been fighting for workers. Here's an op-ed about a recent #WageTheft criminal case brought by MN AG Keith Ellison last week. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/need...
Need some hope? Attorney General Keith Ellison enforced the wage theft law this week.
The original sin of the Obama administration was the inability to hold anyone accountable for the 2008 financial crisis brought on by the recklessness of Wall Street firms and mortgage lenders, other ...
www.newsfromthestates.com
February 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
#WageTheft is a crime.
Still waiting for a significant criminal prosecution here in California.
#ab1003
Still waiting for a significant criminal prosecution here in California.
#ab1003
Still wearing a mask?
Absolutely!
Flu in California surging to levels not seen since before the COVID pandemic
www.sfchronicle.com/health/artic...
Absolutely!
Flu in California surging to levels not seen since before the COVID pandemic
www.sfchronicle.com/health/artic...
Flu in California surging to levels not seen since before the COVID pandemic
Several factors may be driving the seasonal flu’s surge in California to levels not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic, experts say.
www.sfchronicle.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Still wearing a mask?
Absolutely!
Flu in California surging to levels not seen since before the COVID pandemic
www.sfchronicle.com/health/artic...
Absolutely!
Flu in California surging to levels not seen since before the COVID pandemic
www.sfchronicle.com/health/artic...
“America’s nail salon expert?”
Essie’s inclusion in the Consumer Products Division explains L’Oreal’s treatment of licensed beauty professionals and its loyal distributors.
#essie #loreal
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Essie’s inclusion in the Consumer Products Division explains L’Oreal’s treatment of licensed beauty professionals and its loyal distributors.
#essie #loreal
cosmeticsbusiness.com/l-or%C3%A9al...
L’Oréal names new President of Consumer Products Division for North America
Christina (Tina) Fair, previously President of L'Oréal’s Dermatological Beauty in the North America Zone, has been promoted, succeeding Nathalie Gerschtein
cosmeticsbusiness.com
February 5, 2025 at 10:36 AM
“America’s nail salon expert?”
Essie’s inclusion in the Consumer Products Division explains L’Oreal’s treatment of licensed beauty professionals and its loyal distributors.
#essie #loreal
cosmeticsbusiness.com/l-or%C3%A9al...
Essie’s inclusion in the Consumer Products Division explains L’Oreal’s treatment of licensed beauty professionals and its loyal distributors.
#essie #loreal
cosmeticsbusiness.com/l-or%C3%A9al...
Name and shame.
California's Attorney General has filed charges against a real estate agent for attempted price gouging in the wake of the LA fires.
The agent allegedly raised prices 38%, far over the 10% limit.
The charge carries a max penalty of a $10,000 fine and 12 months in jail.
oag.ca.gov/news/press-r...
The agent allegedly raised prices 38%, far over the 10% limit.
The charge carries a max penalty of a $10,000 fine and 12 months in jail.
oag.ca.gov/news/press-r...
Attorney General Bonta Files Charges Against a Southern California Real Estate Agent for Price Gouging Eaton Fire Victims
In addition, DOJ has sent 500 price gouging warning letters to hotels and landlords LOS ANGELES — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced the filing of charges against a real estate agen...
oag.ca.gov
January 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Name and shame.
With tax time approaching, if you’re waiting on a 1099 from your salon owner, stop waiting and file an SS-8 Form with the IRS instead:
precisionnails.com/1099-or-w2/
precisionnails.com/1099-or-w2/
1099 or W2 – Precision Nails
precisionnails.com
January 19, 2025 at 1:23 PM
With tax time approaching, if you’re waiting on a 1099 from your salon owner, stop waiting and file an SS-8 Form with the IRS instead:
precisionnails.com/1099-or-w2/
precisionnails.com/1099-or-w2/
The story behind ProPublica’s new Private School Demographics database began with our need to understand how many “segregation academies” still operate — and where.
By @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social
By @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social
January 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM