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27Dec

New Jersey Expands Law Against Discrimination to Protect to Race-Based Hairstyles

On December 19, 2019, Governor Phil Murphy signed the Create a Respectful and Open Workspace for Natural Hair Act (the CROWN Act), expanding protections under New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination (LAD). The Act amends the LAD’s definition of...
By: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/new-jersey-expands-law-against-40093/

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