An employer's grooming rules should take racial differences into consideration. It is unlawful to classify a job as male or female, unless sex is a bona fide occupational qualification for the job. An employer is permitted to label certain occupations as male jobs or female jobs if sex is a bona fide occupational qualification. For example, the assumption that women have a higher turnover rate than men. refusal to hire based on stereotyped characterizations of both sexes, such as men are less capable of assembling intricate equipment or women are less capable of aggressive salesmanship. An employer is obligated to make reasonable accommodation to religious needs of employees, where such accommodations do not create undue hardship.
Religion is defined to include all aspects of religious observance, practice, and belief.
Title VII also requires employers who control apprenticeship or training programs to maintain detailed records on applicants and how they are selected. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission requires every employer and employment agency to post a prescribed notice that sets forth excerpts of pertinent provisions of the Act and information pertinent to filing a complaint. Such notices must be posted in a conspicuous place where notices to employees and applicants are posted customarily. Executive Order 11246 . Executive Order 11246 requires Federal contractors to take affirmative action to ensure that equal employment opportunity is a reality and to remedy effects of past discrimination which resulted in significant underutilization of women and minorities.