LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Workers of a Las Vegas hair salon that shuttered weeks earlier than Christmas discovered of its closure by a textual content message, in line with a former employee who says she continues to be owed again pay.
All that’s left of the Improbable Sams Lower and Colour location close to the intersection of Durango Drive and Heat Springs Highway in southwest Las Vegas is an empty retailer with no chairs, tables, or hairdryers to be discovered.
“Employees need to feel comfortable and confident where they work,” mentioned Tara Jefferson-Harvey, a former worker of Improbable Sams. She mentioned she had beforehand labored at a number of salons within the Las Vegas valley, earlier than calling the placement dwelling for the previous two months.
In line with Jefferson-Harvey, she and a number of other of her colleagues had been fired on Dec. 5. An worker at a close-by retailer mentioned a truck had been seen hauling furnishings from the placement earlier in December.
“[I] got a text from my manager, saying […] don’t come in – that we’re closed,” she mentioned. “Corporate had closed them down, and basically, come get your stuff.”
In line with the Nevada Division of Cosmetology, the salon was cited for working with out the supervision of a licensed individual. The location listed the placement’s proprietor as Stephanie Cook dinner.
Within the Summer time of 2024, 5 Improbable Sams places closed, with Nevada Division of Labor paperwork exhibiting that $20,000 in unpaid wages and at the least $11,000 in lease was nonetheless owed.
Jefferson-Harvey mentioned she is owed almost $500 in again pay.
“I was expecting to use that money from my electric bill and give a few gifts and stuff for family,” Jefferson-Harvey mentioned. Different former staff have comparable tales, together with pay coming two weeks late.
“This isn’t going to work for me,” mentioned Delany Boyle, a former worker earlier in 2024. “I also have a child at home. I have bills to pay.”
“You think they have the moral standard to pay people,” Jefferson-Harvey mentioned. She added that she additionally filed a grievance with the state labor board.
Stephanie Cook dinner, the listed salon proprietor, couldn’t be reached for remark. Two different Improbable Sams places are nonetheless open within the Las Vegas valley. Each are independently owned.
