The Ugly Truth About Appearance Discrimination - FordHarrison Diversity Webinar Series

Body piercings and tattoos. Clothing and hairstyle trends. Culturally sensitive issues such as hair texture, skin conditions, and religious attire. Can employers prohibit some, all, or none of these? Can employers make employment decisions based on size, weight or even subjective attractiveness of employees or prospective employees? This session will explore a variety of appearance-based issues that employers face every day, and then discuss situations in which business culture and necessity clash with discrimination laws based on race, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, and more. Continuing Education - FordHarrison is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CPSM or SHRM-SCPSM. This course is approved for 1 hour of PDCs. - This program is also pre-approved by HRCI for 1 hour of PHR, GPHR, and SPHR recertification credit.