Not necessarily. There is a lot of controversy about employee vs contractor in the nail salon industry.
Whether you are an independent contractor or employee depends on a variety of factors as well as any written contract you have with the salon.
Do you have a written contract?
Does your work meet the 20 factor test from the IRS?
There are plenty of articles explaining the issue in the following search results.
irs independent contractor in a nail salon at DuckDuckGo
If it looks like you were illegally misclassified you can file complaints with the IRS and the US Department of Labor.
That, unfortunately, won't get you your paycheck any time soon and Florida doesn't have a wage enforcement state agency so you'd have to sue in small claims court to get faster action.