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Journal
Journal of Individual Employment Rights
ISSN
1055-7512 (print) 1541-3799 (electronic)
Volume
4
Issue
1
Date
1/1/1995

Article Facts

Title
A "Hairy" Question: Discrimination Against Employees Who Violate Employers' Appearance Policies
DOI
10.2190/NTAB-JG2F-Q4A9-456X
Author
Sharlene A. Mcevoy
Pages
67-79
Online Date
05/09/2002

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A "Hairy" Question: Discrimination Against Employees Who Violate Employers' Appearance Policies

Sharlene A. Mcevoy

DOI: 10.2190/NTAB-JG2F-Q4A9-456X

Abstract

Many employers have rules on how much hair their employees may wear. In two 1993 cases, the federal courts decided the issue of wearing beards in different ways. This article analyzes several other inconsistent federal court decisions decided in the past quarter century in which some appearance policies were found violative of employee rights while others were found to have a rational basis in safety considerations.

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