Abstract：China has not adopted to this day laws to address the wide existence of discrimination in employment based on appearance. The USA is a more progressive country in the fight against discrimination in employment. Although there are states that have adopted legislation to prohibit discrimination based on appearance, there are no similar statutory laws at the federal level. In practice, the US Federal courts mainly treat discrimination in employment based on appearance by observing Article Ⅶ,of the Civil Code, on discrimination based on gender and race and the Americans with Disabilities Act, and/or the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. Using the implicit and indirect route to address discrimination based on appearance in US as an example, it is viable to tackle discrimination based on appearance in China under the Employment Promotion Law, which prohibits discrimination in employment based on ethnic, racial, sexual, and religious status and under the Protection of Disabled Persons, which forbids discrimination based on disabilities.
王 彬,潘金文. 美国禁止容貌歧视的立法与实践及其对中国的启示[J]. 妇女研究论丛, 2014, 0(3): 84-90.
WANG Bin , PAN Jin-wen. Legislative and Judicial Practices against Discrimination Based on Appearance in the USA and Their Implications to China. , 2014, 0(3): 84-90.
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