EPICBROKERS.COM ©2024 Edgewood Partners Insurance Center. All rights reserved. | CA License: 0B29370 EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants is proud of its partnership with more than 300 California dealerships and is the CNCDA’s only licensed broker for health insurance and employee benefits. As the dealers’ consultant, experience what EPIC can do for you, including: • A team producing significant results with decades of experience understanding the specific needs of dealerships • Fully insured and unique alternative funding options to best fit your needs and generate the best possible costs • Full compliance services and HR support for your team LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR SERVICES BY CONTACTING: Alison McCallum (949) 422-6431 alison.mccallum@epicbrokers.com SCENARIO 4: DRESS CODE DISPUTES An employee wears a shirt with a political slogan, and another wears a Black Lives Matter lapel pin. Your dress code prohibits all messaging. Additionally, uneven enforcement of dress codes — allowing purportedly patriotic or humorous slogans but prohibiting political or social messages — can expose employers to legal risk. If messaging restrictions disproportionately impact one group of employees or one viewpoint, a discrimination claim could follow. Employer Guidance • Reassess your policy. If your dress code prohibits all messaging, make sure it’s uniformly enforced and tied to a legitimate reason, such as safety, customer expectations or professionalism. • Apply it evenly. You can’t allow some messages and ban others based on subjective content. If you prohibit “BLM” attire, you should also prohibit “Back the Blue” messaging, for example. • Avoid knee-jerk enforcement. If the messaging relates to labor rights or workplace activism, call your lawyer before issuing discipline or sending someone home. • Communicate the rationale. When enforcing the policy, explain the focus is on maintaining a distraction-free, respectful environment — not silencing ideas. NCDA.COM 21
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