Seyfarth
Synopsis:
Connecticut Joins Its Tristate
Neighbors by Becoming the Eighth State to Formally Amend Its
Anti-Discrimination Laws to Include Hairstyle Discrimination as a
Form of Race-Based Discrimination. This Law will Become Effective
Immediately Upon Governor Lamont s Signature, Expected in the
Coming Days.
On March 1, 2021, the Connecticut State Senate unanimously
passed the Create a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair
Act ( CROWN Act ), which amends the Connecticut Fair
Employment Practices Act ( FEPA ) to make clear that
hairstyle discrimination is included in the existing prohibition on
race-based discrimination. This legislative amendment follows
similar amendments passed within the past few years in California,