Richardson v. Quik Trip Corp.

RULING AND ORDER

STEWART, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff brought this action against the defendant, his employer, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq. [Title VII] alleging that his discharge for violation of defendants “no-beard policy” constituted racial discrimination because the policy has a disparate impact on black males. Plaintiff alleges that many black males, including himself, suffer from pseudofolliculitis barbae [PFB], which can be put into remission only by growing a beard at least one-quarter of an inch long. This action came to trial on April 16,…