would definitely be symbolic speech. the tattoo place could probably deny service, but you would be protected once you had it. i don't think you could even be legally denied employment or anything like that if you wanted to take it to court
would definitely be symbolic speech. the tattoo place could probably deny service, but you would be protected once you had it. i don't think you could even be legally denied employment/fired or anything like that if you wanted to take it to court, but i duno. unless the company has a strict "no-tattoo" policy and that's been determined legal alreadyat the most you'd probably be asked to cover it up
you can definitely be denied employment. lots of places dont allow tattoos/piercings/colored hair of any kind. for instance, in law enforcement some departments dont allow any visible/offensive tattoos.
There's probably some protection for tattooed people looking for employment in various places, but it can be difficult to enforce those employment laws.Employers can't ask questions about things they may have a prejudice against (are you gay, are you originally from the UK, what religion are you), but if a tattoo is visible then an employer can judge them on that without ever mentioning it. So they can deny the person because of tattoos, claiming any other normal reason, and the applicant would never be able to prove he was denied because of his tattoos.And then as RedGajin said, there are places who will outright refuse to employ a person with tattoos, or if they can't cover them up (such as a face/neck tattoo).