With its “Create a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair Act” (CROWN Act), New Jersey just became the third state to enact legislation specifically prohibiting discrimination based on hair texture or hairstyles associated with race. On December 19, 2019, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the CROWN Act, which, effective immediately, amends the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) by adding “traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles,” to the definition of race for the purposes of prohibited discrimination.
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