For an interview to work in a tanning salon, can the potential employer legally ';ask'; you to get a tan?

I'm pretty sure blackmailing someone to expose themselves to harmful UV rays for a job is illegal, but what about spray-tanning? Can anyone quote me a law or something?For an interview to work in a tanning salon, can the potential employer legally ';ask'; you to get a tan?
(no offense if you are) but if you're wan and pasty, it won't help the business' image to have you man the front desk. it's like someone selling cars who doesn't know how to drive.





you can probably get away with the spray tanning, but if it's more expensive then you'll probably have to foot the bill yourself. (kinda like buying your own uniform)





you can sue if you want, but you'll probably just go broke. besides how much could they possibly pay you? $8/hr maybe? it's not worth it. waiting tables is the way to go.For an interview to work in a tanning salon, can the potential employer legally ';ask'; you to get a tan?
So you're not willing to expose yourself to admittedly harmful UV rays, but you'd be more than happy to expose every customer who walks through the door?





And your employer asking you to tan is not the same as blackmailing you. They simply asked you to fit into the aesthetic of the company. Would you expect Jenny Craig to hire someone who weighs 350 pounds?
They can ask,but can not make you do it. They can let you go for no reason, all they would have to say is ';we do not need you anymore';.
Good employees are hard to find and if you are a good employee and don't want to get a tan, I don't think they would fire you if you refused to tan.





The job is not for you to get a tan, but to assist clients to help them get their ';tan';.
Don't need to quote the law.





You do not have a ';right'; to a job. When you join a company, you agree to support them in their business.





In a gym, you exercise and instruct in exercise.





In a tobacconist, you sell tobacco products and (in some states) agree to work in a smoking environment.





In a hospital, you risk exposure to body fluids.





Choose your job based on your preferences and prejudices.





Leave the business part to the business owner.





The request is legal. You should be fired if you refuse.
Why in the world would they ask you to get a tan? What job are you applying for?





I can't imagine the police department requiring an applicant to learn hand to hand combat to qualify for a receptionist job.
YES THEY CAN. THEY ARE THE EMPLOYER. THEY CAN TELL YOU TO CUT YOUR HAIR SHORT, SHAVE YOUR BEARD, TRIM YOUR BEARD,SIDEBURNS, WEAR SHORT DRESSES, A DRESS SUIT ETC.


THEY ARE HIRING AN IMAGE. WHOM THEY WANT YOU TO LOOK LIKE. THEY HAVE THAT RIGHT BEFORE YOU ARE HIRED.





AFTER YOU ARE HIRED THEY CANNOT DEMAND THAT WITHOUT GETTING SUED FOR HARASSMENT, CREATING A HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT, MALFEASANCE, MISFEASANCE, DISPARAGENT ACTS.





IF YOU OWNED A FRANCHISE LIKE GOLD'S GYM. WOULD HIRE PORKY THE PIG?


SO IN THE ABOVE IF THEY SELL TANNING WHY WOULD YOU WANT MS LILLY WHITE?
I don't think it's legal for them to demand you get a tan, but I don't know of any laws to quote. It probably varies between states.