What About Tattoos, Branding and Body Piercing

[Source: Bob Evnen, Woods & Aitken LLP, 07.17 | Keywords: Human Resources, HR Policy, Tattoos] Do you have a policy on tattoos, branding and body piercing by your employees? If not, it is something you may want to consider. It has been widely reported that the Philadelphia Police Department implemented a new tattoo policy effective March 1. This first‑ever Philadelphia PD tattoo policy forbids on‑duty officers from having “offensive, extremist, indecent, racist or sexist tattoos.” The policy was implemented following a controversy regarding one of its police bike officers who was photographed with a tattoo of a spread‑winged eagle closely resembling… Read More »