of time, as well the lack of proper ventilation in some shops, which serves to make the exposure to these ingredients worse. PELs also do not take into account the age and gender of workers, which may influence what constitutes safe versus unsafe. Several advocate groups have formed in response to the lack of regulations regarding nail salon worker health, like the California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative, the Safe Nail Salon Project, New York Healthy Nail Salons Coalition, and National Healthy Nail and Beauty Salon Alliance. Many of the activists that work in these groups are former nail salon workers themselves, who have experienced first hand the effects of working in nail salons. These organizations call for tighter government regulation of chemicals and ingredients, proper education for workers on how to handle certain chemicals, the circulation of translated materials, and the provision of masks, gloves, and proper ventilation. It is not a choice for many workers to leave the nail salon business to improve their health. Being an immigrant woman who speaks little English impacts their ability to find other work. It is also difficult for them to receive medical treatment if their doctor does not speak their language, or if they are uninsured and undocumented. While the EU has banned more than 1,300 chemicals from being used in cosmetics, the U.S. has banned less than twelve, and despite there being around 10,000 chemicals in nail products, only eleven percent of those have been tested for safety by an independent agency. Aftermath of the New York Times exposé The majority of change in the nail salon industry has been in New York, largely because the Times article focused on corruption in New York. The Times article was released in May 2015, and within a few days Cuomo issued emergency orders to fight against wage theft and hazardous working conditions. He created the New York State Nail Industry Enforcement Task Force to investigate New York's nail salons and enforce new rules and regulations that would protect workers. Cuomo ordered that all nail salons post wage bonds, which work as a kind of insurance for workers that guarantees that they will get paid for their work, even if the salon closes. If salons do not comply with the order they will be shut down. Cuomo also order that employers post a workers' bill of rights inside the salon, written in multiple languages,