in an urgent response new york governor andrew cuomo has ordered emergency measure and a brand-new multi-agency task force. governor cuomo announced yesterday that salon by salon investigations will begin immediately in an effort to combat the wage and health hazards faced by workers in new york s nail salon industry. it stems from the new york times s unvarnished, a pro-part series examining the exploitation of manicurists in the new york city area. the investigation uncovered a litany of abuses. workers paid as little as $1.50 per day, some getting no pay at all for weeks or for months. hidden customs like the $100 to $200s each manicurists hand over for a training fee. and exposure to chemicals known to cause cancer abnormal fetal development and even miscarriages. joining me now is director of the new york immigration
checking other top stories at 55 minutes past. new york s governor pledging to protect nail salon workers who earn low wages and are exposed to deadly chemicals on a deadly basis. the governor is implementing a task force to conduct salon by salon investigations. his goal is to protect employees from those chemicals and combat wage theft using a language education program. salons that do not comply or who are unlicensed will be shut down. a terrifying stage collapse in china. looked almost unreal. 80 people were performing when that stage dropped. only eight singers were injured. the cause of the collapse under investigation. wow. the arraignment at 4:00 p.m. today eastern time for the four