Black hair has a long history of being politicized and stigmatized in the workplace for men as well as women said Lori Tharps a professor at Temple University.

Employers and black women hairstyles. Much of the pressure black women say has come from employers and school officials who dont view locks or braids as the neat professional hairstyle they. Employers often make issue of Black womens hairstyles. According to the EEOC Title VII permits employers to impose neutral hairstyle rules but those rules must respect racial differences in hair texture.

In many states it is legal for employers to discriminate against a Black persons hairstyle. Permits employers to ban natural Black hairstyles in the workplace. Her manager claimed Black women dont have blonde in their.

The new law is primarily focused on protecting black employees who wear traditional hairstyles associated with their race such as Afros dreadlocks or locs cornrows. Durham is poised to become one of the first cities in North Carolina to ban discrimination based on. As versions of the Crown Act and other related legislation are adopted to ban hair discrimination employers will need to amend grooming policies.

A blanket prohibition on a hairstyle particularly one associated with a certain race might open up an employer to a racial discrimination claim. Some employers view certain hairstyles as unprofessional and. Within-racial variable that effects Black women negatively in the employment context.

California State Sen. Utilizing the Princeton trilogy methodology researchers empirically documented. Holly Mitchell has introduced a bill forbidding employers from discriminating against employees who wear their hair in natural styles.

In 2013 one woman was even fired from her server job at Hooters because of her blonde highlights.