GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – An Upstate salon owner has filed a federal lawsuit against the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (SCLLR) over what her attorneys call an “irrational ban” on mobile beauty services.
Brandi Rosemond, owner of Ayaba of Beauty, and attorneys from the Institute for Justice (IJ) announced the lawsuit on Tuesday morning during a press conference at Unity Park in Greenville.
“South Carolina’s ban on mobile beauty salons is bonkers,” said IJ Attorney Katrin Marquez. “Brandi is licensed, and the state has certified that she knows how to safely apply makeup and facials. Whether she does that work in her mobile salon or in a building shouldn’t matter.”
The Lawsuit
In the lawsuit filed in federal court, Rosemond challenges the state’s mobile and portable esthetics ban under the Fourteenth Amendment. Her attorneys argue the restrictions are irrational and violate her economic liberty…