A Black Worker Sues a Prospective Employer Over Anti-Black Hair Discrimination

A San Diego man filed a lawsuit last week accusing a prospective employer of requiring him to cut his dreadlocks to land a new job.

Audio-visual specialist Jeffrey Thornton and his legal team filed their suit against the event planning company known as Encore Global in San Diego Superior Court on Monday, according to WWSB. The court case is believed to be the first of its kind since California’s law barring companies from discriminating against Black hairstyles went into effect almost two years ago.