Employers Still Allowed Reasonable Grooming Rules
The statute clarifies that employers may still impose appearance standards, but only when tied to legitimate safety or job-related needs. Crucially, those policies must be applied evenly across the workforce, preventing companies from enforcing grooming rules selectively or discriminatorily.
With Shapiro’s signature, Pennsylvania sends a clear message: workplace equality means respecting cultural and religious identity from head to toe — and from hair strand to hair strand.
