Court Upholds Employer’s Dreadlock Ban Finds Grooming Policy Did Not Violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act -
A federal appellate court recently held that an employer’s policy banning dreadlocks did not constitute racial discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In doing so, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) argument that hairstyle can be a determinant of racial identity for purposes of Title VII. The court reasoned that Title VII protection extends to immutable characteristics but not cultural practices and that hair - styles are not immutable characteristics. EEOC v. Catastrophe Management Solutions, No. 14-13482, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals (September 15, 2016).
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