On Friday, July 12, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the CROWN Act into law, legally banning discrimination based on hair texture. The act focuses on mistreatment in the workplace and K-12 public and charter schools.
This anti-discriminatory principle already applies to religious hairstyles, such as male Orthodox JewishIt also provides victims of such discrimination with recourse in civil court. Plaintiffs can receive monetary damages based on hair discrimination, and the defendants can also be fined., “There’s nothing keeping us from calling out these policies prohibiting natural hair or hairstyles most closely associated with black people.
Those who work in food service or other professions that mandate covered hair must still wear the appropriate gear, as long as the employer’s regulations are applied to every employee.
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