TURCIOS v. U.S. SERVICES INDUSTRIES

No. 95-CV-992.

680 A.2d 1023 (1996)

Rolando Bermudez TURCIOS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES SERVICES INDUSTRIES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided July 18, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Diana Orantes Ceresi, with whom Orrin Baird and Eunice Washington were on the brief, for appellant.

Joel I. Keiler, for appellee.

Before FERREN, TERRY, and REID, Associate Judges.


FERREN, Associate Judge:

Appellant Turcios, a janitor, sued United States Services Industries ("USSI") for violating the D.C. Human Rights Act (the "Act"), D.C.Code §§ 1-2501, et seq. (1992 Repl.), by requiring him to cut his hair, or else wear a hat at work, or instead transfer to another USSI work location. On appeal, Turcios contends (1) the trial court erred as a matter of law in allowing the jury to consider USSI's affirmative defense under the...

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