small business (7 employees)
Can we as employers dictate professional dress (including make-up/hair/good grooming, etc) at work? If so, how can we do this legally? Please help!
1 answer | asked Oct 20, 2001 09:54 AM [EST] | applies to Texas
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Dress Codes
An employer may adopt a dress code that is reasonable given the type of business. Just be careful not to adopt a dress code that is more onerous for the women than the men, or that could be perceived as discrimnatory by African-Americans, hispanics, or members of another racial or ethnic or religious group. While you have only 7 employees now, you could still be sued for discrimination under some laws. Ask around for feedback from other small business owners, and even from the employees, before implementing a dress code. Other small business owners may have had some experience with this already, and your employees will feel much less resentful of a dress code if their thoughts were taken into consideration before the policy was adopted.
posted by Margaret A. Harris | Oct 21, 2001 3:23 PM [EST]
An employer may adopt a dress code that is reasonable given the type of business. Just be careful not to adopt a dress code that is more onerous for the women than the men, or that could be perceived as discrimnatory by African-Americans, hispanics, or members of another racial or ethnic or religious group. While you have only 7 employees now, you could still be sued for discrimination under some laws. Ask around for feedback from other small business owners, and even from the employees, before implementing a dress code. Other small business owners may have had some experience with this already, and your employees will feel much less resentful of a dress code if their thoughts were taken into consideration before the policy was adopted.
posted by Margaret A. Harris | Oct 21, 2001 3:23 PM [EST]
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