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Michigan is the latest state to expand its legal definition of race as a protected class to include hairstyle descriptors. As we recently explained , legislation with the acronym for “Creating a Respectful and Open Work for Natural Hair” is intended to protect from discrimination individuals with hairstyles often associated with race.
On June 15, 2023, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Michigan’s version of the CROWN Act – S.B. 90 – into law, once again amending the state’s increasingly broad anti-discrimination statute, the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (“ ELCRA ”). The Michigan CROWN Act represents the third amendment to ELCRA this year: prohibitions on discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression were added in March , and protections for individuals who have an abortion were provided by amendment
Health Law Advisor - Laws and Regulations Affecting Health Care and Life Sciences - Featuring HEAL® | Epstein Becker Green - Law