LAW ENF. LABOR SERV. v. HENNEPIN COUNTY

No. CX-88-2341.

449 N.W.2d 725 (1990)

LAW ENFORCEMENT LABOR SERVICES, INC., Respondent, v. COUNTY OF HENNEPIN and Donald Omodt, as Hennepin County Sheriff, Petitioners, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

January 5, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karla F. Hancock, Asst. County Atty., Minneapolis, for appellant.

Marylee Abrams, Bloomington, for respondent.

Richard D. Hodson, amicus curiae for Minn. State Sheriff's Assn., Stillwater.

Brian F. Rice, John P. Boyle, amicus curiae for Police Officers Federation of Mpls. and MN Law Enforcement Ass'n.

Corrine A. Heine, amicus curiae for MN Chiefs of Police Ass'n.

Heard, considered and decided by the court en banc.


KELLEY, Justice.

In April of 1970, the Hennepin County Sheriff's Department established and implemented a program providing for uniform and grooming standards for department personnel. Later, in 1974, that policy was amended or updated by a more comprehensive policy which addressed, among other concerns, standards prescribing hair style, mustache length, and general appearance. Later still, in 1978, the uniform provisions of the policy were modified. Between 1970...

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