Archive for the Law & Ethics Category

09.1.2010

Is it legal for a company to only hire female massage therapists in Colorado?

Willalee asked: I understand if it is a gentleman’s club and the clientel requires women… but in an ad when a company says:
We are slightly prejudice so only women need apply,we would like one more fabulous CMT to join our already fabulous team of awesome therapists at our long standing massage therapy center in [...]

06.7.2010

Do escorts have to posses a massage license if they wish to give a massage to a client?

smoothtalker101 asked: Trying to see if its illegal to be touched by an escort without a massage license because I heard it was illegal?

04.12.2010

If I want to practice massage therapy on my own withouth Certification is that illegal in CA?

sillygal asked: I want to do it for fun, to earn extra cash but don’t want to go to school I have friends that have done great masssages and I wouldn’t be charging nearly as much as certified massage therapists. I just want to make sure this isn’t illegal. A back rub is a back [...]

04.29.2009

What do you have to have to obtain a new jersey license for a massage therapist?

handsofgold79 asked: I am a massage therapist and was grandfathered in for my 550 hrs but some places required a lisence and I dont have one so what do I have to do ?

09.22.2008

At what point do people working from home need to worry about having a business?

drshorty asked: Many people occasionally work for money at home. For example, business owners hire their neighbors to stuff and put stamps on envelopes. Neighbors babysit for neighbors in their own homes. Licensed cosmetologists occasionally cut hair for money at home. Massage therapists may give a massage in their home. [...]