Join us for the 2nd annual CA Compliance Symposium as we break down the latest updates and changes in California legislation with our industry experts. This virtual event will take place Monday, March 8 from 9am-1pm PT. PBA Members save on registration!
TICKETS: $50 Members | $100 Regular
Interested in sponsorship opportunities? Contact erin@probeauty.org today!
This one-day comprehensive educational symposium will review and discuss California labor and wage law, employee classification, business compliance, and a state legislative update. The format of this virtual event will include presentations from multiple speakers followed by an open discussion. Power point presentations and materials will be provided to attendees following the event.
Kopsa Otte has been referred to as “the only CPA Firm that specializes in Salons and Spas.” As a CPA with a wide variety of experience including financial analysis, taxation, HR, pensions and leases April can help clients in multiple ways. She understands the financial and management challenges our industry faces. Utilizing this specialized knowledge, she’s able to serve as a national consultant & educator to salons and spas. Her ability to take difficult topics and make them easy to understand has made her a very popular speaker.
Branden Butler is the Assistant Deputy Director of Education and Outreach for the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH). Prior to joining DFEH, Branden was the Senior Attorney of the Fair Housing Center of the Legal Aid Society of
San Diego, Inc. (LASSD), where for nine years he was instrumental in creating the first fair housing services program at LASSD that provides education, outreach, testing, and enforcement of fair housing laws.
Branden began his career as a Housing Advocate at Communities Actively Living Independent and Free, a disability rights organization in downtown Los Angeles where he advocated for housing rights for persons with disabilities. Branden is a native Californian and graduated cum laude from Thomas Jefferson School of Law and received the Charles T. Bumer Civil Libertarian Award. Branden earned his B.A. graduating magna cum laude from California State University, Chico.
Karie became a hairstylist at age 3 when she cut her own bangs. Fast forward to today: She’s been a California-based Cosmetologist for over 35 years, and a multi-location salon owner for over 2o. Her employment-based Atelier Salons are
located in San Jose, California, in the heart of the Silicon Valley. Karie has been a part of the Aveda tribe since 1985, still sees clients in the salon two days a week and was recently re-elected for a second term to the Professional Beauty
Association's Salon/Spa Advisory Council. A recent career highlight was to represent the PBA on Capitol Hill in DC to lobby for FICA tip tax reform, helping to protect the industry she loves.
Kristen Deazeley is a Public Affairs Specialist in the Tax Outreach, Partnership and Education office of the Internal Revenue Service Communications & Liaison Division. She works with employers, industry and trade associations and has regularly presented on behalf of IRS at tax practitioner and industry virtual and face to face events. Kristen joined the IRS in 2004 as a Revenue Agent where she performed examinations of sole proprietorships, C corporations and flow through entities. She has also held assignments as a Stakeholder Liaison, Taxpayer Advocate Service Group Manager and performed details with the National Research Program.
Kristy Underwood was appointed to the position of Executive Officer of the California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology on August 10, 2005. As Executive Officer, Kristy oversees one of the largest barbering and cosmetology regulatory boards in the country with 104 employees and a budget of over $19 million.
Since her appointment, Kristy has made it a goal to provide education to consumers and licensees on the dangers that face consumers while receiving barbering, cosmetology and electrology services. In Kristy's efforts to protect consumers she implemented
new regulation for the cleaning and disinfecting of whirlpool footspas and legislation that takes disciplinary action against a licensee where a whirlpool footspa is found to be an imminent risk to consumer safety.
Michigan House Bill 5819
Summary: will allow anyone to practice barbering, cosmetology,
manicuring, esthetics, electrology, and operating a cosmetology or barber
school WITHOUT a license or training and will remove the state board of cosmetology
and state board of barber examiners.
Status: Failed
Michigan House Bill 5438
Summary: will completely deregulate barbering
Status: Failed
Tennessee House Bill 1945 and Senate Bill 1914
Summary: will allow any person to practice cosmetology without a
license as long as the provider enters into a written contract with the client
to waive all liability that may arise from the provider's performance
Status: Failed
There is a possibility these measures will be reintroduced next year.
Illinois House Bill 5558
Summary: will allow any individual to practice cosmetology,
esthetics, nail technology, and barbering without a license
Status: Legislature in perfunctory session until end of 2020- bill not likely to move forward
Rhode Island House Bill 7484
Summary: will drastically reduce educational requirements,
lowering cosmetology education to 600, manicurist to 200, esthetics to 300, and
barbering to 600
Status: Legislature Recessed- bill not likely to move forward
Minnesota House File 3202 and Senate File 2898
Summary: will allow anyone to shampoo, condition, dress, dry, style, flat iron, curl, and arrange hair without a license
Status: Passed (Senate File 2898)
Oklahoma Senate Bill 1166
Summary: will allow anyone to shampoo, dress, dry, style, wave,
curl, and arrange hair WITHOUT a license or training
Status: Failed
Utah House Bill 410
Summary: will allow anyone to shampoo, condition, dress, dry,
style, flat iron, curl, and arrange hair without a license or training
Status: Failed
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