Texas
Updated to reflect law prohibiting discrimination based on hair textures or protective hairstyles commonly or historically associated with race, effective September 1, 2023.
Updated to reflect a Texas district court's ruling that the Texas Regulatory Consistency Act is unconstitutional.
Updated statement and guidance to reflect law prohibiting hairstyle discrimination, effective September 1, 2023.
Updated to include additional information and options regarding confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions in a confidentiality agreement following the NLRB McLaren Macomb decision.
Updated to include additional information and options regarding confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions in a release following the NLRB McLaren Macomb decision.
Under the Texas Regulatory Consistency Act, a number of local laws in Texas - including anti-discrimination ordinances in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth and San Antonio - will be preempted September 1.
Texas and Arkansas have become the latest two states to adopt CROWN Acts - laws that prohibit discrimination based on hairstyles often associated with race such as Afros, locks and braids.