{"id":11054,"date":"2025-11-26T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=11054"},"modified":"2026-02-04T12:12:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T17:12:16","slug":"pennsylvania-bans-hairstyle-discrimination","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/discrimination\/pennsylvania-bans-hairstyle-discrimination\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania Bans Hairstyle Discrimination"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b5fc8583 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:25px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7fc3d43a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8e1436f2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<p class=\"\">by <strong>Emily Scace, JD<\/strong>, Brightmine Senior Legal Editor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a bill into law that protects hair textures and hairstyles tied to racial and cultural identity from discrimination in the workplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palegis.us\/legislation\/bills\/2025\/hb0439\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">H.B. 439<\/a>, also known as the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act, provides protections for hairstyles and traits associated with race or religion. It amends the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA), which applies to private employers with four or more employees in Pennsylvania, to specify that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-brightmine-list-item-spacing-small\">\n<li class=\"\">Racial discrimination includes discrimination based on traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Religious discrimination includes discrimination based on head coverings and hairstyles historically associated with religious creeds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><em>Protective hairstyles&nbsp;<\/em>include but are not limited to locs (i.e., dreadlocks), braids, twists, coils, Bantu knots, Afros and extensions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Pennsylvania is the 28th state to enact a CROWN Act. Although regulations under the PHRA already provided some protections for natural hairstyles and other traits associated with race, the CROWN Act strengthens these protections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;For too long, many Pennsylvanians have faced discrimination simply for hairstyles that reflect their identity and culture &#8211; that ends today,&#8221; said Gov. Shapiro. &#8220;We&#8217;re building a Commonwealth where everyone is welcomed, respected and protected.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The law does not prevent employers from implementing valid workplace health and safety rules or other policies justified as a bona fide occupational qualification. However, if a rule or policy impacts a hairstyle or head covering associated with race or religion, the employer must demonstrate that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-brightmine-list-item-spacing-small\">\n<li class=\"\">Without the rule or policy, health or safety may be impaired;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">The rule or policy is adopted for nondiscriminatory reasons;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">The rule or policy is specifically tailored to the applicable position and activity; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">The rule or policy is applied equally.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The CROWN Act takes effect January 26, 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column lnrs-hide-block-on-mobile is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--secondary-gray);border-left-width:2px;padding-left:10px;flex-basis:30%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained wp-container-1 is-position-sticky\">\n<p style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"\">Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-bleach-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a36fa716 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:14px;padding-top:10px;padding-right:15px;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:15px\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Navigate HR complexity with confidence<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">With Brightmine, you can build powerful people strategies, implement best practices and set your organization up for a brighter future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Learn how our tools, resources and automation can empower you and your team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/us\/solutions\/?intcmp=cta|blog|solutions|learn-more\" style=\"border-radius:25px\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"#top\">Go back to the top<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-efae2095 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You may also be interested in&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n<section id=\"resources-search-filter\" class=\"wp-elements-ed71e2a9896073657fa0e32ed84f613b wp-block-brightmine-resources-filter has-text-color has-primary-black-color has-background has-primary-white-background-color\">\n\n\n<div class=\"ajax-filter\">\n<div class=\"lnrs-resources-search-filter  editor-posts-filtered-topics \">\n\t\t<div class=\"search_terms_bottom\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bottom_left\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"search_terms_result_count\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bottom_right\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"loader-container\">\n\t\t<span class=\"loader\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"lnrs-resource-filter-widget__container\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__resource\" style=\"background-color: #E9E7E4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/discrimination\/ask-our-experts-preparing-for-eeo-1-reporting\/\"><div class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__resource_image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/30111451\/young-hr-legal-counsel-discussing-state-law-changes-at-laptop.jpg);\"><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__inner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__category\">Commentary and Insights<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\" style=\"color: #00728B\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/discrimination\/ask-our-experts-preparing-for-eeo-1-reporting\/\">Ask our experts: Preparing for EEO-1 reporting<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: #000000\">Preparing for EEO\u20111 reporting? 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