The state Department of Labor said that 23 nail salons around the state are operating again following surprise inspections and shutdowns earlier this month.
The agency said the inspections helped recover more than $47,000 in owed wages, mainly related to paying less than the state’s minimum wage of $9.15 per hour.
The salons will pay another $79,000 in civil penalties for underreported payroll and paying employees in cash, and $21,300 for wage and hour violations, DOL said. Several salons did not have required worker’s compensation insurance.
Acting on complaints and recent scrutiny of salon practices spurred by a New York Times exposé published in May, DOL inspected 25 Connecticut nail salons.
Of the 23 salons that were temporarily shut down, five were in Hartford — La Nails, American Nails, Modern Nails, Pink Nails, and Touch Nails, according to DOL.
