Legal Opinion
Pecenka v. Fareway Stores, Inc.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided December 17, 2003No. 02-1979PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIGGINS, Justice.
Michael Pecenka’s employment was terminated at Fareway Stores, Inc. (Fare-way) after he refused to remove an ear stud during the course of his employment: Fareway had an unwritten personal grooming code prohibiting males but not females from wearing earrings or studs. Pecenka sued Fareway for sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) and the Iowa Civil Rights Act (ICRA). Fareway moved for summary judgment. The district court found Fareway’s personal grooming code was not discrimination based on sex within the meaning of the statutes and…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Hulme v. BarrettSupreme Court of Iowa · 1989
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