Dress Codes

New and Updated

• Date:

  October 15, 2020

  Type:

  News

  Kansas City Joins Growing Trend of Hairstyle Discrimination Bans

  Effective November 1, Kansas City, Missouri's anti-discrimination law will ban policies that prohibit, limit or otherwise restrict hairstyles and hair texture associated with a particular race.

• Date:

  March 16, 2020

  Type:

  News

  Colorado, Virginia Pass Protections Against Hair Discrimination

  Colorado and Virginia have enacted legislation that prohibits discrimination on the basis of an individual's natural hair or hairstyle.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  New Jersey Prohibits Discrimination Based on Race-Based Hair Styles

• Date:

  September 6, 2019

  Type:

  News

  Casual Dress Codes Prevalent in US Workplaces, Survey Finds

  Almost eight in 10 respondents to a survey conducted by the staffing and recruitment company Randstad reported that their current employer's dress code policy is either business casual (26%), casual (33%) or non-existent/no dress code at all (20%).

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  New York Prohibits Hairstyle Discrimination

• Type:

  Employee Handbooks

  Personal Appearance Handbook Statement

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect state and local laws that may impact implementation of statement.

• Type:

  Editor's Choice

  Summer Workplace Issues

  XpertHR offers many tools and resources to help an employer address and manage challenging summer workplace issues.

• Date:

  October 6, 2015

  Type:

  Editor's Choice

  Halloween and the Workplace

  Halloween presents a great opportunity to introduce some fun into the workplace and increase employee morale, motivation and engagement. XpertHR rounds up resources to help an employer communicate clear guidelines to supervisors and employees regarding appropriate conduct and behavior to minimize the risk of liability.

• Type:

  Employee Handbooks

  Personal Appearance and Grooming Handbook Statement: California

  California employers seeking to make sure that all employees understand what is considered acceptable dress and how to make a request for a religious, medical or disability accommodation should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

• Type:

  Supervisor Training

  Dress Codes and Appearance Policies - Supervisor Briefing

  This briefing for supervisors examines the law and best practices for dress codes and appearance policies in the workplace, including to whom they apply, reasons for implementation, types of policies and enforcement.