Earlier this year, Colorado joined a growing list of states that have banned natural hair discrimination. Colorado’s CROWN Act (Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act) went
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Appearance Discrimination
Grooming Policies: A Long-Haired Employee “Cannot Drag His Hair Thru The Food”
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A couple of readers of our blog post yesterday relating to employer dress and grooming policies helpfully added a couple of points about an employer’s legitimate health and safety concerns,…
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“Everything Your Mother Told You Growing Up Is A Lie: The Pretty People Always Win”
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The title above is from an article some time ago in Time entitled “People Who Were Pretty In High School Make More Money Because Life Isn’t Fair.”
The…
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The Taller You Are, The More Your Income: We Re-Visit Appearance Bias
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We just read an interesting article in The Economist which reported that in China there is a hiring bias in favor of taller people, as well as a “premium” for…
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Does Appearance Matter In The Workplace? Maybe, Sometimes, “Its Only Human”
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Wow, did we get a lot of comments on our post last week, “‘Appearance DOES MATTER’ (at least in some jobs).” In that post, we quoted Sylvia Dahlby…
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“Appearance In Hiring DOES MATTER” (in some jobs)
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Sylvia Dahlby, a “purveyor of talent acquisition, staffing management and recruiting business solutions” in Hawaii, commented below on our posts about “lookism,” beauty bias, appearance bias, and obesity.
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“Lookism” And Beauty Bias In The Workplace
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The Press from New Zealand (Press.com.nz) is publishing a series of articles on employment discrimination, and its leadoff article is about what we have called “lookism,” appearance bias or beauty…
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“Lookism’s Inequality:” A New Study
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“No Self-Discipline, Regard For Health And Fitness” – Reasons Not To Hire the Obese?
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On October 16th we posted that “Massachusetts may be on the brink of passing a law prohibiting employment discrimination based on height and weight. … One commentator noted some…
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Massachusetts May Ban Height And Weight Discrimination
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Massachusetts may be on the brink of passing a law prohibiting employment discrimination based on height and weight. This would be some big news if it happens.
One commentator noted…
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