John Doe Discrimination Claim

ZYX Corporation's human resource department has been hit with discrimination allegations of policies that cause disparate impact. The Civil Rights Act, Title VII prohibits policies that foster such impact. Additionally, John claims there are policies that indirectly foster gender discrimination with a disparate impact: men aren't allowed to have pierced ears or hair past their collars; these policies do not apply to women. ZYX Corporation must thoroughly address the accuracy and fairness of their policies …

…discrimination: he will have to prove discrimination in the dress against males. It is required that he proves intentional discrimination against a protected class; this will be difficult because males are not a minority. Another scenario: if his long hair and ear piercing were a requirement of a recognized religion, he will have an actionable complaint of discrimination, Title VII will protect John Doe in a case of religious discrimination. <Tab/>