LA Times}<\/a><\/p>\nIt’s a disgusting policy – and particularly rich when you see founder Dov Charney’s photos and realize he probably wouldn’t make the cut, but is likely behind the criteria that deem other people attractive enough to hold a position. And while repulsive, it’s not illegal in the United States so long as attractiveness as a hiring qualification is not based on race, gender or another protected class.
\nIn fairness, American Apparel might be unfairly targeted just because they happened to get caught. While this is a more in your face case, Abercrombie & Fitch has come under fire for similar hiring practices in the past, and each incident brings tales of retail workers who’ve experienced some level of appearance based criticism during their career. Our guess is that tons of stores hire and fire based on appearance. Perhaps they could give American Apparel lessons in doing it more discreetly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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