Gov. Janet Mills signed the state CROWN Act into law. LD 598, “An Act To Prohibit Discrimination in Employment and School Based on Hair Texture or Hairstyle,” amends the Maine Human Rights Act to prohibit discrimination based on hair texture or hairstyle.
Governor Signs Bill to Protect Mainers from Hairstyle Discrimination
Maine Senate | May 2022
Update on Maine Employment Legislation
Rudman | May 2022
Crown Act seeks to end hair discrimination in Maine
Fox Bangor | May 2022
Effective date: 8/7/22 (90 days after Maine Legislature adjourned sine die Monday, May 9, 2022.)
Text of the measure.
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