A UCLA report found that full-time nail salon workers earn less than half the median income of other U.S. workers. Researchers from the UCLA Labor Center released a report Tuesday showing that the majority of nail salon workers in the United States are low-wage workers, and that while many work long hours, 89 percent are not paid for overtime work. Read more...

Photo: Preeti Sharma, the report’s main author, said nail salon workers often face exploitative working conditions, especially since the workforce is 81 percent female and 79 percent foreign-born, groups that she says are particularly susceptible to labor and wage exploitation. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)