They Almost Cut My Hair

By Prometheus • on December 3, 2008

The Massachusetts high-court, a.k.a.The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, has offered another opinion, so hold on.

The court ruled that a Jiffy-Lube owner had no right to enforce a dress-code on its employees, as this code offered no accommodation to a Rastafarian employee.  The Rastafarian faith urges followers to let their hair grow unbridled. Apparently the long, matted strands called dreadlocks to express a oneness with nature.

More importantly, the court ruled that the Jiffy-Lube owner can be sued over enforcement of its policy.

I guess that means Manny can now play for the Yankees withot fear of cutting his dreadlocks.  Too bad Johnny Damon was not a Rasta-man.

Expect a flood of new religions to arise, each with their own set of rules which employers must accomodate (the New Age Flip-Floppers, the Exposed Belly-ists…. and on.. and on….)

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