Dress Codes

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• Type:

  Policies and Documents

  Remind Employees of Respectful Workplace Conduct Letter

  This letter may be used to remind employees about the importance of maintaining a respectful workplace following significant political or social events. This letter may also be used to outline expectations surrounding employee discussions, use of social media and other workplace conduct.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Oregon Bans Hairstyle Discrimination

• 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.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  New Jersey Prohibits Discrimination Based on Race-Based Hair Styles

• 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.