Labor/Employment
Mar. 20, 2010
'Dressing Up' Gender Stereotypes
Charlotte Fishman of Pick Up the Pace says courts should know better than to green light gender stereotypes "dressed up" as formal job requirements.
Charlotte Fishman
Pick Up the PaceEmail: cfishman@sbcglobal.net
Charlotte is a member of the executive board of the National Employment Lawyers Association and a frequent contributor to CLE programs on hidden bias in the workplace.
Is it legal to fire a front desk clerk for not being "pretty enough?" Not in Iowa. Last Monday, the 8th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals reversed a trial judge's decision and ordered Lewis v. Heartland Inns of America, 591 F.3d 1033 (8th Cir. 2010), to trial.
Brenna Lewis was a front desk clerk at Heartland Inns in Ankeny, Iowa. She was promoted to the day shift, sight unseen, after enthusiastic recommendation from previous managers. Once on the job, Lewis' loose-fitting cloth...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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