LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa - Most people that get their nails done, don't think about the person on the other side of the table, and what that manicure means for them.
An investigation by The New York times exposed the illegal conditions prevalent in nail salons in New York City, but those same problems are happening here in Pennsylvania.
Cases of illegal stealing of tips, failure to pay overtime or minimum wage and forced exposure to toxic fumes and chemicals.
Nail salon workers affected with cancers, miscarriages, children with birth defects, skin issues, lung problems, and more.
Health officials and scientists have linked the nail polishes, solvents, hardeners, and glues with serious health problems.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo reacted with an emergency crackdown on the industry, with a plan to inspect every nail salon in New York and a promise to fine or close shops that don't immediately clean up their act.
WNEP contacted state officials who said nail salons in Pennsylvania are not licensed by the State Health Department, but rather by the Department of State and regulations are aimed at disinfecting tools to protect customers.
A state spokeswoman said as far as she knows, there are not regulations designed to specifically protect nail salon workers.
De Nguyen works at Fancy Nails in Dunmore, he says this is a serious problem, especially since many nail salon workers are immigrants.
"They don’t know how to read English and they don’t understand you know all the warning signs and stuff,” said Nguyen.