New California Law Takes Effect January 1, 2020 California law has long-prohibited workplace racial discrimination against employees and applicants. The state is now the first to link natural hairstyles to race, thus protecting their wearers from disparate treatment. The Legislature based passage of revised Government Code 12926 on a finding that workplace dress and grooming […]
Maintaining Workplace Dress and Appearance Codes As one never gets a second chance to make a first impression, many employers make it their business to specify a dress code policy, particularly for workers who regularly greet and work with the public. Setting such standards is a proper commercial practice of course, so long as management […]