Legal Question in Employment Law in New York

Re: tattoo employment laws

If you are not represented by a union, or do not have an individual employment contract, you are an "employee at will." This means that you can be fired or disciplined for any reason, no reason, good reason or bad reason.

An employer, however, cannot fire or discipline you because of your race, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, military status or sexual orientation.

If the employer applies their policy uniformly (e.g., both men and women are subject to the same rule), it is unikely that they violated the law. Of course, it is impossible for me to say for sure without having more complete information.

If you believe that you have been subjected to unlawful discrimination, file a charge of discrimination with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. You can reach them at www.eeoc.gov.

To preserve whatever rights you may have, you must file a charge of discrimination within 300 days from the date of the event that you want to challenge.

Good luck.

Re: tattoo employment laws

Absolutely, Yes.

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