Labor/Employment
May 10, 2019
California Legislature takes steps to prevent hairstyle discrimination
Senate Bill 188 would significantly broaden employees’ protections against improper race discrimination and make California the first state in the nation to pass a law explicitly prohibiting discrimination based on hairstyles.
Bryan Hawkins
Partner
Stoel Rives LLP
labor & employment, litigation
500 Capitol Mall Ste 1600
Sacramento , CA 95814
Phone: (916) 447-0700
Fax: (916) 447-4781
Email: blhawkins@stoel.com
UC Davis King Hall
Bryan practices in the firm's Labor and Employment group with extensive jury and bench-trial experience. He defends employers in court and before administrative agencies against claims of discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wrongful termination, and violation of California and Federal wage and hour laws.
Every January the California Legislature begins a new legislative session. Whether becoming one of the first states to require employers to provide paid sick leave, or instituting a minimum wage almost double that guaranteed under federal law, California's lawmakers repeatedly remind the country (often to the chagrin of California employers) that the state leads the way in advancing employee rights. This past January, the Legislature did it again by introducing Senate...
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