On May 27, 2023, Governor Greg Abbott signed into law the CROWN Act (House Bill No. 567), making Texas the twenty-first state to ban racial discrimination based on hair texture or hairstyle in schools, employment, and housing. Regarding employment, the act amends Chapter 21 of the Texas Labor Code by adding section 21.1095.
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Texas Passes the CROWN Act, Joining 20 Other States in Banning Racial Discrimination Based on Hair Texture or Hairstyle
Ogletree | Jun 2023
Effective date: 9/1/23
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The Texas CROWN Act amends the Texas Labor Code as it relates to discrimination because of race or on the basis of race. Specifically, the definition of discrimination based on race has been amended to include discrimination because of or on the basis of an employee's hair texture or protective hairstyle commonly or historically associated with race.
(Texas) CROWNing Moment: Implications for Employers as CROWN Act Expands
Locke Lord | May 2023
The September 1, 2023, effective date of the new Texas law is only three months away. For employers and other persons subject to the new law, the time to review existing discrimination and grooming policies and training with legal counsel is now.
Texas is Latest State to Enact Crown Act
Freeman | May 2023
Although the Texas CROWN Act does not take effect until September, similar municipal laws affecting private employers are already in effect in the city of Austin. Austin’s version of the CROWN Act, passed June 9, 2022, prohibits discriminatory employment practices based on hair texture or hairstyle commonly associated with race, national origin, ethnicity, or culture and includes but is not limited to afros, Bantu knots, braids, cornrows, curls, locs, twists, or hair that is tightly coiled or tightly curled.
Race-Related Hair Discrimination Is Now Prohibited in Texas
Perkins | Jun 2023
Texas employers should review their dress and grooming policies to ensure that those policies do not run afoul of the CROWN Act. Employers would be wise to think about the term “protective hairstyle” expansively, as the CROWN Act may easily be read to include protection for styles other than those listed in the Act.
Texas Joins Growing Number of States to Ban Natural Hair Discrimination
Seyfarth | Jun 2023
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According to a recent Michigan State University study, African-American women face the highest rate of hair discrimination. The study found that 80% of African-American women felt they needed to switch their hairstyle to align with more "conservative" standards of the workplace.
The CROWN Act Becomes Law In Texas, Banning Race-Based Hair Discrimination
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