RSA 275:37-e: Discrimination Based on Protective Hairstyle.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title XXIII: LABOR
- Chapter 275: PROTECTIVE LEGISLATION
- Discrimination in the Workplace
No person shall be subjected to discrimination in employment because he or she wears a protective hairstyle. In this section, "protective hairstyles" means hairstyles or hair type, including braids, locs, tight coils or curls, corn rows, Bantu knots, Afros, twists, and head wraps. A person subjected to discrimination based on wearing a protective hairstyle shall have a private cause of action and shall be exempt from the jurisdiction of the human rights commission and the provisions of RSA 354-A. This section shall not apply to those employed by the department of corrections.
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