Governor Pritzker signed the CROWN Act into law, codifying protections for Illinoisans discriminated against due to hairstyles historically associated with specific racial groups. The act, which stands for Create a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair, categorizes traits such as hair texture or protective styling as race-based and therefore protected under bans against racial discrimination. The law takes effect January 1, 2023.
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Governor Pritzker Signs CROWN Act Into Law Protecting Against Hair Discrimination
Governor's Press Release | Jun 2022
Effective date: 1/1/2023
Text of the measure.
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Illinois Enacts Law Banning Racial Discrimination Based on Hairstyle or Hair Texture
Ogletree | Jul 2022
Illinois CROWN Act Expands Human Rights Law to Ban Race-Related Hair Discrimination
Jackson Lewis | Jul 2022
Hair Ye! Hair Ye! Illinois Enacts the CROWN Act to Prohibit Hair Discrimination in the Workplace
Much Law | Jul 2022
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Husch Blackwell | Jun 2022
All Hair is Good Hair: An Update on the CROWN Act and State CROWN Acts
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Read the rest of the press release:
Governor Pritzker Signs CROWN Act Into Law Protecting Against Hair Discrimination
Governor's Press Release | Jun 2022
Effective date: 1/1/2023
Text of the measure.
Law Firm Articles
Illinois Enacts Law Banning Racial Discrimination Based on Hairstyle or Hair Texture
Ogletree | Jul 2022
Illinois CROWN Act Expands Human Rights Law to Ban Race-Related Hair Discrimination
Jackson Lewis | Jul 2022
Hair Ye! Hair Ye! Illinois Enacts the CROWN Act to Prohibit Hair Discrimination in the Workplace
Much Law | Jul 2022
Related Reading
Ending Natural-Hair Bias in the Workplace
SHRM Blog | Jul 2021
What Employers Should Know about the CROWN Act
Spilman | Jun 2022
Hair Discrimination – Does Your "Professional Dress and Hygiene" Policy Make the Cut?
Husch Blackwell | Jun 2022
All Hair is Good Hair: An Update on the CROWN Act and State CROWN Acts
Miller Nash | Jun 2022
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