Update: Race-Related Hair Discrimination Is Now Prohibited in Texas
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A new law recently went into effect in the State of Texas called the Texas CROWN Act, which prohibits employers, labor unions, and employment agencies from discriminating against Texas employees because of hairstyles associated with race. Listen to learn more about who the Texas CROWN Act protects, how it has changed anti-discrimination laws that existed before it was passed, and how it will affect employers in the state of Texas moving forward.
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