What is the CROWN Act, what do I need to know about it, and how should employers prepare for it?
On March 18, 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act by way of a party line vote of 235-189. In general, the federal CROWN Act and similar state acts explicitly prohibit discrimination on the basis of a person’s natural hair. More specifically, the proposed federal legislation prohibits “discrimination...