Court to rehear Darlene Jespersen's lipstick lawsuit
From Reuters/Yahoo. Emphasis mine:
Court to rehear bartender's lipstick lawsuit
A federal appeals court agreed on Friday to reconsider the case of a 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 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.
So the court reversed the decision without comment? Unfortunately, at least to the layman, that sounds like a reversal "because we feel like it."
Meanwhile, Jan Jones isn't worrying about Darlene's lack of makeup. She's giving beer money to college students in Rhode Island:
Harrah's Entertainment has hired some help to persuade Rhode Island college students to support a proposed casino in their state....
[T]he company is seeking organizers and -- quote -- persuasion operatives -- for the summer to early fall....
Harrah's is partnering with the Narragansett Indian tribe on a plan to build the casino in West Warwick.
It's seeking state approval to hold a referendum on the issue this November.
Harrah's senior vice president Jan Jones says the company might hire up to 20 people and pay them up to five-thousand dollars a month.
Jones says she won't put the team together until Rhode Island lawmakers support putting the casino question on the ballot.
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