Report: Allegria Fired Chef for Not Cutting His Hair

A former Allegria Hotel chef has filed a federal lawsuit claiming he was fired for his long hair, according to New York Post.

Richard Viscecchio said new management at the hotel ordered him to cut his hair, said the report.

Former managers had okayed Viscecchio’s long hair, which he kept tied out of the way and under a hat, said the report. New management felt differently, however, and ordered Viscecchio, 44, of Long Beach, to cut his hair.

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His lawyers have claimed discrimination.

“There were female employees on the line and working in the kitchen with the same job duties and long hair just like the plaintiff,” the suit claimed, according to the report.

Read more on the New York Post here.

Photo: Allegria Hotel Facebook

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