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Friday, August 05, 2016

State Hair Braiding Laws Kill Jobs, Punish Workers

Licensing requirements more burdensome for minorities, immigrants, and lower-income individuals

Occupational licensing laws kill jobs and shut entrepreneurs with modest means out of the job market due to costly requirements, according to a report from the Institute for Justice.

The report, which focuses on hair braiding, evaluates whether the act of braiding hair poses any risks that would justify requiring an occupational license and whether these licenses create barriers that keep people out of work.

Currently, there are 16 states in the United States that require hair braiders to get a cosmetology license, which involves spending between 1,000 and 2,100 hours in training and thousands of dollars on tuition. In these classes, students have to learn how to use chemical treatments and how to cut hair, tasks that have nothing to do with braiding hair.

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Go to an unlicensed braider and you will get free head lice at no extra charge.

Anonymous said...

Do you have a personal story you'd like to tell everyone?

Anonymous said...

Just like a builder or anything else - use unlicensed, you get what you pay for.

Anonymous said...

Because braiding hair without killing anyone is so crucial!