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New Jersey Bans Hairstyle Discrimination
New Jersey Bans Hairstyle Discrimination

As we previously posted, in September 2019, the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights issued guidance concerning race discrimination based upon hairstyles. On December 19, 2019, New Jersey essentially formalized that guidance with the enactment of the Create a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair Act (CROWN Act), which amended the Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) to expressly include protections for natural hairstyles.

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Employment LawMichael Moreahairstyles, discrimination, New Jersey, NJLAD, New Jersey Law Against Discrimination
New Jersey Issues Guidance on Workplace Race Discrimination Based on Hairstyle
New Jersey Issues Guidance on Workplace Race Discrimination Based on Hairstyle

The New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (NJDCR), recently issued guidance concerning discrimination based upon hairstyles. The guidance focuses in particular on hairstyles “closed associated with Black people” and explains that discrimination based upon hairstyles that are “inextricably entwined or closely associated with race” is unlawful under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD).

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Employment LawMichael Moreadiscrimination, New Jersey, employment policies, hairstyles, grooming