In the press release, the EEOC claims that the lawsuit is about “the racial bias that may occur when specific hair constructs and styles are singled out for different treatment because they do not conform to normative standards for other races.” That may be true, but companies also have a right to maintain a clean cut and conservative dress code if they choose to do so womens new balance 420. The takeaway from this lawsuit is that any adverse employment action based on a dress code violation should be well supported by business justifications and a history of consistent enforcement across racial, ethnic and gender lines.
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