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CT Expands Anti-Discrimination Laws to Prohibit Discrimination Based on Natural Hair

By Amanda Nugent & Giovanna Tiberii Weller on March 11, 2021
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Gov. Ned Lamont has signed into law House Bill 6515, entitled “An Act Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair”, commonly known as the “CROWN Act”, which makes it illegal to discriminate based on a person’s hair texture or protective hairstyle in employment, public accommodations, housing, credit practices, union membership, and state agency practices.  The legislation is aimed at protecting people of color from discrimination based upon their hair.

The legislation does so by changing the legal definition of the word “race” to specifically include “ethnic traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles.”  Under the bill, protective hairstyles include “wigs, headwraps and hairstyles such as individual braids, cornrows, locs, twists, Bantu knots, afros and afro puffs.”

The CROWN Act is effective immediately.  In passing this legislation, Connecticut joins several other states, including New York and New Jersey, in banning discrimination based on an individual’s hair.

If you have questions about the CROWN Act or how it may impact your workplace’s dress or appearance code, please contact a member of Carmody’s Labor & Employment Team.

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Giovanna Tiberii Weller is co-chair of the Labor and Employment practice. She has successfully defended many significant employment cases in federal and state courts, including discrimination, trade secret and non-competition claims, whistleblower, as well as numerous cases before the Connecticut Commission on Human…

Giovanna Tiberii Weller is co-chair of the Labor and Employment practice. She has successfully defended many significant employment cases in federal and state courts, including discrimination, trade secret and non-competition claims, whistleblower, as well as numerous cases before the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities and the federal Equal Employment Opportunities Commission. She has successfully argued appeals before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the Connecticut Supreme Court and the Connecticut Appellate Court. Her clients include large and small employers, manufacturers, schools, utilities, and insurers. Giovanna regularly trains management personnel on a wide variety of employment related topics.

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