Legal Question in Employment Law in New York

discrimination?

Can your workplace make you take out a body piercing or cover up a tattoo even though neither are offensive in any way? What if they have allowed it and even hired people with them for the last 2 1/2 years?

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Asked on 12/30/06, 6:03 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Mark S. Moroknek Kelly & Curtis, PLLC.

Re: discrimination?

If it doesn't show, or has nothing to do with the job, generally they can't force you to comply with such rules, but religious organizations are exempt as are certain other corporations from this . Basically that lets them regulate Sunday School teachers and similar employees.

If they have allowed it in the past, the question is why are they changing the rule?

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Answered on 12/30/06, 8:53 pm


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