Friday, February 1, 2013

Workplace Discrimination on Tattoos & PiercingsCLE CLE


While a tattoo was a sign of a gang member several years ago, today it’s part of the culture. However, that does not mean that all employers see tattoos and body piercings as welcome additions to the dress code. Many employers do discriminate against those with tattoos, and it’s legal.

 Illegal Discrimination

If your company refuses to offer you a promotion because you’re a woman, that’s discrimination. If a company fails to hire you simply because of your ethnicity, race, religion or sexual proclivity, you have a discrimination case. However, tattoo and body piercing discrimination isn’t illegal. Just as a bathing suit for a relaxed beach look might be one you’d love to wear outside of the beach environment, if you work in an office, you don’t because it is against the dress code. The same holds true for body piercings and tattoos.

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