California Gov. Moves to Protect Religious Garb, Grooming in the Workplace

LOS ANGELES TIMES
By  Patrick McGreevy

CALIFORNIA---California employers face new restrictions against shunting Sikh and Muslim workers out of public view for wearing turbans, beards and hijabs, under a bill signed Saturday by Gov. Jerry Brown. The measure could affect workplaces from Disneyland to San Quentin Prison. "This bill, AB 1964, makes it very clear that wearing any type of religious clothing or hairstyle, particularly such as Sikhs do … is protected by law and nobody can discriminate against you because of that," Brown told some 400 Sikhs and supporters at a rally of the North American Punjabi Assn. on the steps of the Capitol. [link]