December 2024
Author: ADP Admin/Sunday, July 2, 2023/Categories: Compliance Corner , State Compliance Update, Texas
Texas has enacted legislation (House Bill 567), which expressly prohibits discrimination against individuals based on traits associated with race, such as hair texture and hairstyles like braids, locs, and twists. House Bill 567 takes effect Sept. 1, 2023.
House Bill 567 prohibits a Texas employer, labor union, or employment agency from adopting or enforcing a dress or grooming policy that discriminates against a hair texture or protective hairstyle commonly or historically associated with race, including protected hairstyles such as braids, locs, and twists.
Please contact your ADP Service Representative with any questions.
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