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Employment Discrimination Hairstyle Discrimination Puerto Rico

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Puerto Rico Enacts Law Against Discrimination Based on Hairstyles

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New Puerto Rico law prohibits discrimination in public services, employment, education, and housing based on protective hairstyles or hair textures often associated with specific racial and national origin identities. The...more

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Hair Style Discrimination Is Now Statutorily Prohibited in Puerto Rico

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On July 24, 2024, the Governor of Puerto Rico, Hon. Pedro Pierluisi, signed into law Senate Bill 1282, the Law Against Discrimination Based on Hair Styles. This law adopts as public policy the express prohibition of...more

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