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MATTER OF PAGE AIRWAYS OF ALBANY, INC. v. NEW YORK STATE DIV. OF HUMAN RIGHTS

39 N.Y.2d 877 (1976)

In the Matter of Page Airways of Albany, Inc., Respondent, v. New York State Division of Human Rights, Appellant, et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 3, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sara Toll East and Beverly Gross for appellant.

Richard N. Chapman and Peter J. Spinelli for respondent.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and COOKE concur.

MEMORANDUM.

Although the prohibitions against discrimination in employment based on sex extend not only to hiring but to conditions and privileges of employment as well (Executive Law, § 290 et seq.), we do not believe that an employer unlawfully discriminates when he establishes a reasonable grooming policy which may be said to differentiate between male and female. Employers, particularly those whose business...

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