Posted on February 3rd, 2020
Transcript Below:
What’s up, fellow entrepreneurs? It’s John Fagerholm, again, and today, I wanted to talk about SB-188.
It’s a new law that’s coming into effect in January 2020, and it’s along with my series of specific laws that I’m going over, that will take effect in January. So, SB-188, basically, expands the definition of race under FEHA to also cover things that are historically associated with race, such as hairstyles, and specifically, they talk about twists and braids.
I’m not sure what other specifics they would be going for other than hairstyles, but who knows. I guess we’ll figure that out once the lawsuits come.
This is a very short one and I’d actually done a a video on this, a few months ago, when I first heard that this was coming.
So, I guess, the only advice that I can give is make sure that you look through your policies and procedures and handbooks and other manuals that you have and specifically look at the dress code section and make sure that there isn’t anything in there that would create a problem for you.
Now, the exception to this SB-188 is if the particular hairstyle is a safety concern.
So, if it’s not that, and it’s in your handbook or within your policy somewhere, just make sure that’s taken out of there and make sure that you’re not discriminating in any way, under FEHA, based on things that are historically associated with race, not just race.
Now, I’m sure that’s not anything that I have to tell you fine people, but, since this is a very short video, and this is fairly self-explanatory and easy, I’ll call it a video.
All right, everybody, until next time, stay protective.
