City Hall: City Bans Discrimination Based on Hairstyle

In unanimous vote, Milwaukee passes local version of CROWN Act.
By
Jeramey Jannene - Jan 19th, 2021 03:56 pm
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Following a unanimous vote of the Common Council Tuesday morning, the City of Milwaukee banned discrimination based on hairstyles associated with racial, ethnic or cultural identities.
The city ordinance prevents any employer, public or private, from denying employment on the basis of hairstyle. It adds hairstyles as a protected class similar to an individual’s sex, race, religion or national origin.
A 2019 attempt at statewide protection introduced by Assembly Representative
Gwen Moore (D-Milwaukee). The House passed the measure, known as the CROWN (Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair) Act, but no action was taken in the Senate.

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