Amending the Human Rights Act to allow regulation of traits associated with a person’s race only for nondiscriminatory purposes

Summary

The bill changes the definition of “race” in West Virginia’s Human Rights Act to include traits such as hair texture and protective hairstyles. It lets employers create workplace rules that affect those traits if the rules are needed for health or safety, are not discriminatory, are narrowly focused, and are applied uniformly. The change is intended to protect workplace safety while still covering anti‑discrimination protections.

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