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BARKER v. TAFT BROADCASTING CO.

No. 75-2397.

549 F.2d 400 (1977)

William BARKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TAFT BROADCASTING COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided February 11, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arnold L. Bortz, Cincinnati, Ohio, for plaintiff-appellant.

Lawrence D. Walker, Cincinnati, Ohio, for defendant-appellee.

Before McCREE, LIVELY and ENGEL, Circuit Judges.

ENGEL, Circuit Judge.

The issue on appeal is whether an employer's grooming code which mandates a shorter hair length for men than for women constitutes a prima facie violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2. Plaintiff contends that his discharge from employment by defendant because of his hair length is sex discrimination because female employees were permitted to wear long hair. Plaintiff had been employed as an "artist-craftsman" since...

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