How come all barber shops have to have a sign that says “Chair and booth rentals are illegal?”

Question

I can’t seem to think of a reason why this sign is required by all barber shops. Like do people really want to rent a barber shop booth?

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Answer 1

Most states allow this, do you live in NJ? It got banned there outright. I think the rationale was that it would have been abused by shop owners to force employees to pay them high rental fees and effectively pay less than minimum wage to barbers.

In other states, barbers and hairdressers often pay shop owners to run an independent business inside their shop. So you directly pay a hairdresser, who brings their own equipment and sets their own rates but works inside their “office”, a barber shop.