Hair Length Hiring Discrimination

Summary

In New York, employers can legally refuse to hire someone based on hair length if it is purely personal expression and not tied to protected categories like race, religion, gender, or disability. However, if hair length is part of cultural or religious expression, refusal to hire could be considered discriminatory.

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Are employers legally allowed to refuse to hire someone for that?
In New York, employers can refuse to hire someone for having long hair unless it's tied to a protected category like race, religion, gender, or disability. If long hair is part of cultural or religious expression, refusal may be deemed discriminatory. Is the long hair related to any cultural or religious expression?
It is part of personal expression
In New York, personal expression through hair length, not tied to a protected category like race, religion, gender, or disability, generally doesn't fall under anti-discrimination laws. Employers may legally refuse to hire based on personal expression unless it infringes on these protected categories.