In New York, prohibit discrimination against people because of hairstyle or hair color

In New York, the Human Rights Commission issued a decree prohibiting discriminating, dismissing or preventing people from entering any public places because of their hairstyles or hair color. He writes about it Currently, with reference to New York Times.

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Officially, the document has not yet been made public. If this happens, discrimination based on hairstyle or hair color will be equated with racial discrimination and will be punished accordingly.

“Every person has the right to have natural hair color or to dye it, as well as to wear curls, cornrows, waves, braids, Bantu knots, Afro braids and/or the right to keep their hair uncut,” the document says.

The new law, in particular, will mean that companies will not have the right to require employees not to dye their hair different colors, not to wear “punk” mohawks or not to shave patterns on their heads, and will also prohibit dismissal if an employee does so. hairstyle If a company decides to fire an employee for his hairstyle, it faces a fine of up to $250 thousand. The only way for a company to avoid a fine is to prove that the employee’s hairstyle does violate safety regulations or is unhygienic.

The bill's sponsors say it's primarily African-Americans and other minorities who are discriminated against based on their hairstyle. In particular, employees of a medical clinic and a restaurant complained of discrimination due to their hairstyles. And in Alabama in 2010, an African-American woman was fired from an insurance company after she refused to remove her dreadlocks. The New York Times cites several complaints from women who are required by managers to “get their hair in order,” such as pinning it up or moving it out of their face so it doesn’t interfere with work.

This is the first such hairstyle law in the United States, but the country has laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, sex, gender, age and some other reasons.

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