Nevada: bartender sues casino over makeup rule

Darlene Jespersen, a former bartender at the Harrah's Entertainment Inc casino in Reno NV, sued her employer for sex discrimination. In 2000, Jespersen refused to wear makeup to her job and was fired shortly afterwards, since the company's policy requires that female bartenders wear makeup...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Off our backs 2003-07, Vol.33 (7/8), p.7-7
Hauptverfasser:	mizus, marisa, moody, maryam, privado, cindy, douglas, carol anne, collins, jill meredith, mata, elisa, dixon, lauren, stachowski, roxanne
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bartenders Bartending Casinos Clothing and dress Company legal issue Cosmetics Dress codes Female employees Human resource management Jespersen, Darlene Laws, regulations and rules news Personnel policies Personnel policy Sex discrimination
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Zusammenfassung:	Darlene Jespersen, a former bartender at the Harrah's Entertainment Inc casino in Reno NV, sued her employer for sex discrimination. In 2000, Jespersen refused to wear makeup to her job and was fired shortly afterwards, since the company's policy requires that female bartenders wear makeup but has no such requirements for the male employees. Under Title VII, forcing female employees to have different standards than men is unlawful.
ISSN:	0030-0071 2330-0728