With the New York Yankees possibly adding a few new players this year, it a good time to look at the Yankee’s clean appearance policy. The New York Yankees’ appearance policy is illegal, plain, and simple. Under the New York statute, S4037 states that New York employers can not consider facial hair in their employment policies. Before we get into the legalities, let’s get acquainted with the history of the Yankee policy.
Going back in history, persons in sports did not wear facial hair in any sport. Once the 1970s came into view, facial hair became more prevalent.