Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins

An employer cannot discriminate based on gender dress or behavior stereotypes.

ReligiousLiberty.TV
February 26, 2026
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Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins (U.S. 1989).
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Year: 1989 Court: U.S. Supreme Court
Holding: An employer cannot discriminate based on gender dress or behavior stereotypes.
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Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins is a Workplace Accommodation case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1989. The court held that an employer cannot discriminate based on gender dress or behavior stereotypes.