Can an office manager at a doctor’s office tell employees what they can wear to work?

Can an office manager at a doctor’s office tell employees what they can wear to work?Rita M. Risser Chai2021-06-11T19:42:58+00:00

Rita Risser Chai replies:

Yes, within reason. Any office can set a dress code in order to create the image they want to maintain. Now, if the office manager is saying women employees should wear short skirts and low-cut blouses, in a doctor’s office environment this would be sexual harassment. But if you were working at a bar, that could be part of the job.

Posted 02-07-2018

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