Dallas Barber and Stylist College Sued by EEOC for Pregnancy Discrimination

Dallas Barber and Stylist College, Inc., which operates a barber shop and school in Dallas, violated federal civil rights law when it failed to hire an applicant as a hair braider because she was pregnant, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the suit, a pregnant woman applied for a hair braider position and performed a skills test for Dallas Barber with satisfactory results, but the company’s owner then informed the applicant that it already had a pregnant employee and did not want two pregnant women at its school. The lawsuit alleges Dallas Barber indicated it did not want to deal with the pregnant woman’s “condition,” referring to her pregnancy.

Read more at EEOC.