MS SB2387

Prohibits employers, schools, school districts, and administrators from creating dress codes or policies that ban protective hairstyles including afros, braids, twists, and locs during workplace or school hours and events.

Prohibits discrimination in compensation, promotions, employment opportunities, or student discipline based on protective hairstyles, with limited exceptions for seniority systems, merit systems, production-based pay, or bona fide job-related factors.

Establishes that unpaid wages withheld due to hairstyle discrimination are considered unpaid minimum wages and prohibits retaliation against individuals who oppose or report violations.

Allows civil lawsuits against violators within two years of the discriminatory practice, with remedies including unpaid wages, liquidated damages, compensatory damages, punitive damages, attorney's fees, and equitable relief.

Permits expelled students to make up missed assignments to restore their academic standing if expulsion resulted from wearing a natural or protective hairstyle.