SB265 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Rodger Smitherman Senator

Democrat

Co-Sponsors

William “Bill” M. BeasleyLinda Coleman-MadisonVivian Davis Figures

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Discrimination, hair and ethicity, relating to discrimination, to prohibit discrimination in employment, public accomodations, housing, and to create cause of action against employer who discriminates

Description

Under existing state law, it is unlawful for any person to discriminate against an individual because of his or her race with respect to housing.

Under existing state law, it is also unlawful for an employer to pay an employee at wage rates less than those paid to employees of another race for substantially similar work.

This bill would make it unlawful for a person to deny an individual full and equal enjoyment of public accommodations based upon the individual's hairstyle.

This bill would prohibit an employer from discriminating against an applicant or employee based upon the applicant or employee's race, ethnicity, or hairstyle and would create a cause of action against an employer who does so.

This bill would also prohibit discrimination against a recipient of state or federal assistance based upon the recipient's hairstyle.

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Subjects

Discrimination