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The legislation targets harmful chemicals that are often found in products marketed to women of color.

Dreadlocks, afros, waves, braids, natural, long, straight or curly, applicants and employees appear for interviews and work with any number of hairstyles and textures.

Can an employer make you change your hair color? There are some hair discrimination policies, but they may not apply to hair color.

Adapted from the Rapunzel fairy tale, Black Arts MKEs new musical "Zuris Crown" affirms the hairstyles of Black women.

According to the National Federation of Independent Businesses, small-business optimism is now at its lowest level in the past 10 years.

The move to make it state law stalled in the Senate last year.

The Illinois Create a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair Act went into effect Jan. 1, protecting people of color from workplace and school discrimination on the basis of hairstyle and texture. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the act into law on June 29.  Historically, hairstyles like dreadlocks and braids worn traditionally by the Black...

We previously shared our School Law Legislative Update, focused on new Illinois school-related laws that became effective January 1, 2023. From that update, our team at Franczek P.C....

We previously shared our School Law Legislative Update, focused on new Illinois school-related laws that became effective January 1, 2023. From that update, our team at Franczek P.C....

Illinois employers will face a host of new requirements in 2023. Below are updates and reminders regarding certain aspects of the new labor and employment landscape in Illinois.