Arizona Prohibits Pregnancy Discrimination
On February 4, 2021, the Arizona Governor signed House Bill 2045 (H.B. 2045) bill into law that amends the state’s Civil Rights ...
Discrimination
[Updated] Overview of State Bans on Hairstyle Discrimination
UPDATED August 2021 to include Oregon’s Equality Act. UPDATED April 2021 to include Connecticut’s Creating a Respectful and Open World...
Title VII Prohibits Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
On June 15, 2020, the United States Supreme Court issued a landmark opinion in Bostock v. Clayton County Georgia (“Bostock”) which raised ...
Oregon Bolsters Pregnancy and Lactation Accommodation Laws
The Oregon legislature enacted two new laws on the rules governing pregnancy and childbirth as well as lactation accommodations in...
New York State Bans Discrimination Based on Reproductive Health Decisions
New York State amended its labor law by adding Section 203-3 declaring that employers may “not discriminate or take retaliatory...
New Jersey Bans Hairstyle Discrimination
On December 19, 2019, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the “Create Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair...