Legal Question in Business Law in Illinois

The company I work for has a facial hair policy of being clean shaven. No facial hair what so ever, which I know is legal. My question is, can they enforce this policy upon one person, and not another, when there is no legit reason for them to have facial hair? We have some employees in the company at different stores in the same position as myself who have facial hair, and one employee who has facial in our store. Seems every store has someone with facial hair, there are even rumors that mustaches are allowed because one store manager has a mustache, so many of the employees there do, but it is not allowed in the handbook. Would it be discrimination to not allow someone to have facial hair, but allow the others? Assuming it is well groomed of course.

Asked on 6/12/12, 6:42 pm

Thomas Moens Moens Law Offices, Chartered

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Not all discrimination is illegal. It must be based on a protected class, such as race, national origin, etc.

Answered on 6/18/12, 1:27 pm

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