I'd rather bite mine:
"Mobile manicures a flash point in the new economy; Startup seeks rules change as state cites breach" by Scott Kirsner | Globe Correspondent October 15, 2014
Does it violate Massachusetts regulations to have your nails painted in an empty conference room at work?
A startup that dispatches manicurists to offices in Boston and other cities is attracting scrutiny from the Massachusetts board that licenses cosmetologists and nail salons. At issue: whether it’s legal — and fair — for New York-based Manicube to offer manicures outside a licensed nail salon.
In Massachusetts, manicures must be done in a licensed salon as a way of ensuring safe and hygienic conditions. The investigation by the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Cosmetology, prompted by complaints from salon owners, is the latest tussle between regulators and startups taking new approaches to established industries, similar to the ride service Uber in transportation or home-sharing network Airbnb in hospitality.
To a degree, the nail salon controversy echoes the battle between Uber and the taxi industry....
Time for me to get out of town. You can claw into the rest of the story if you like.
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Related:
Staying the Night at the Boston Globe Inn
Taxis Uber Alles
Also see: German court lifts ban against Uber
NEXT DAY UPDATE: Mass. regulators shouldn’t stand in way of Manicube
