At first blush, she looks like a normal person.
If I'm hanging out at Harrah's, the last thing I would be concerned about is if this woman was wearing lipstick.
Posted on 05/16/2005 9:41:59 AM PDT by new cruelty
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A federal appeals court agreed on Friday to reconsider the case of a female bartender who was fired from her job at a Nevada casino for refusing to wear lipstick, blush and other make-up. Alleging sex discrimination, Darlene Jespersen sued her employer, Harrah's Entertainment Inc., after it dismissed her in 2000 for refusing to comply with a policy that required women to wear makeup.
In December, Jespersen's case was dismissed by a three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, which said the policy was legal. Without comment, the court reversed the ruling on Friday and ordered the case to be reheard by an 11-judge panel.
Jespersen's attorney said the case of the 20-year Harrah's veteran could determine the rights of women in service professions to choose how to present themselves.
"What makes it discriminatory is that it requires women to present themselves in a particularly feminine way," said the attorney, Jennifer Pizer of Lambda Legal in Los Angeles.
Jespersen started work at Harrah's in 1979 as a dishwasher before being promoted to work as a bartender helper and then as a full bartender. Jespersen felt deeply uncomfortable wearing the foundation, lip stick, blush and mascara that her employer required, her attorney said.
Harrah's implemented a mandatory policy that it called "Beverage Department Image Transformation," which required, among other things, that women wear makeup. After refusing to comply with the policy, Jespersen was fired in 2000.
Bow wow. Or Popo Bawa.
Why do I get the feeling that she changed her name from Darlene Jesman.
I don't necessarily agree with the policy, but if she didn't need it, I doubt that they would have mentioned it.
"Beverage Department Image Transformation,"
Had a few of those myself but it wasn't mandatory.
Maybe someone has a picture of her...
You've been around here long enough to know that posts like these REQUIRE a photograph. Now go stand in a corner for 2 minutes and contemplate your error.
At first blush, she looks like a normal person.
If I'm hanging out at Harrah's, the last thing I would be concerned about is if this woman was wearing lipstick.
LOL. See my previous post for a picture. I hope you're happy!
What happens when Bozo the clown decides he doesn't want to wear makeup?
"Oh mah darlene oh mah darlene oh mah darlene jesperson...."
Dude looks like a dude
She is a square peg to someone's round hole, fer sure. And here I thought the mullet was dead.
Being a nice looking women was a reality of the job in a bar and cocktail work that you had no problem exploiting to your advantage to get ... wear your damm makeup and look nice ...that was a major part of your job talent that got you hired over the others... and they will help you get the bigger tips
Some faces even lipstick can't help.....
Does this mean if an employer requires me to present themselves in a particularly feminine way that would be okay?
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