Legal Opinion
Turcios v. United States Services Industries
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 18, 1996No. 95-CV-992PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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 “prescribed standards” exception of the Act, D.C.Code § 1-2502(22); (2) the jury’s verdict was contrary to undisputed record evidence; and (8)…
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