A growing number of states are outlawing hair discrimination in the workplace, but hairstyle bias continues to be a barrier to employment for many Black women, according to the 2023 CROWN Workplace Research Study.
1 in 4 Black Women Believe They’ve Been Denied a Job Interview Due to Hairstyle
SHRM | Aug 2023
CROWN Act: Does Your State Prohibit Hair Discrimination
SHRM | Feb 2023
How Hair Discrimination Affects Black Women at Work
Harvard Business Review | May 2023
National CROWN Day
National CROWN Day, marked annually on July 3, is the commemoration of the inaugural signing of the first CROWN Act legislation in the United States in 2019 to "Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair."
The CROWN Act
CROWN Coalition
Law and Consulting Firm Resources
The Crown Act: Unbraiding the Legal Issues for Employers
Epstein Becker | Jun 2023
Archived Webinar: The CROWN Act: Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair
Stark | Feb 2023
How Employers Can Prep for CROWN Act Legislation
Proskauer | Feb 2023
It's Time to Update Your Employee Appearance Policy for 2023
Fisher Phillips | Dec 2022
Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair
Shook | Sep 2022
Follow this topic: Hairstyle Discrimination
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Recent State and Local Developments
Texas Prohibits Hairstyle Discrimination (9/1/23)
Michigan Bans Hairstyle Discrimination (6/15/23)
Minnesota Prohibits Hairstyle Discrimination (2/1/23)
Illinois Prohibits Hairstyle Discrimination (1/1/23)
Louisiana Prohibits Hairstyle Discrimination (8/1/22)
Maine Prohibits Hairstyle Discrimination (8/7/22)
Massachusetts Prohibits Hairstyle Discrimination (10/24/22)
Tennessee Prohibits Hairstyle Discrimination (7/1/22)
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Natural Hairstyle Discrimination Protections Passed in Kentucky and Beyond
Littler | May 2023
(Texas) CROWNing Moment: Implications for Employers as CROWN Act Expands
Locke Lord | May 2023
Pennsylvania Advances LGBTQ and Hair Texture or Hairstyle Discrimination Protections
Ballard Spahr | Dec 2022
CROWN Act Passes in Austin, Texas
SHRM | Jun 2022
U.S. Virgin Islands Enacts CROWN Act To Ban Discrimination On The Basis Of Hair Texture And Protected Hairstyles
Ogletree | Apr 2022
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