The CROWN (Create a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair) Act (SB 188) is a California law which prohibits
discrimination based on hair style and hair texture by extending protection under the
FEHA and the
California Education Code. It is the first legislation passed at the state level in the United States to prohibit such discrimination.
The CROWN Act, which was drafted and sponsored by State Senator
Holly Mitchell, was passed unanimously in both chambers of the
California Legislature
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by June 27, 2019, and was signed into law on July 3, 2019.
CROWN Acts outside of California
CROWN Acts were subsequently adopted in
New York
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* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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,
New Jersey
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,
New York City
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,
Washington,
Maryland
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, Nevada,
Virginia
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