2nd Circuit Won’t Rehear New York Firefighters’ Facial Hair Accommodation Suit

Mealey's (September 13, 2021, 11:34 AM EDT) -- NEW YORK — The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Sept. 10 denied a petition for rehearing or rehearing en banc filed by New York City firefighters whose request for an accommodation to the fire department’s clean shaven rule due to a skin condition that causes irritation and pain after shaving was deemed to be prohibited....