Legal Question in Employment Law in New York

Dress Codes

I work for a govt. agency with several offices in the nyc area. In my office the supervisor instituted a dress code specifying ''Male business attire will consisst of dress shoes, slacks, shirts, tie and jacket. - no jeans or dockers (no definaation of dockers is given, dockers to my knowledge is a manufacturer). Female business attire should comply with accepted business attire standards. Again no defination of accepted business attire is given.

Accepted business attire is different today then it was years ago - ''dress down Fridays'' now can cover the entire week. Shouldn't men be instructed to wear appropriate attire as women are? No one is looking to come to work in shorts and a t shirt but only that both men and women be treated equal.

In addition the head supervisor for all offices has in the past issued a memo stating all employees will wear business attire without specifying dress shirts, ties etc.

Thankyou for your assistance


Asked on 2/14/05, 3:47 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Mark S. Moroknek Kelly & Curtis, PLLC.

Re: Dress Codes

You did not specify the Federal Government or State Government. It sounds like you have a point. If you wish to file a complaint, you must do so with the appropriate agency. Here is a link to the US DOJ links page http://www.usdoj.gov/02organizations/02_6.html.

If you are a federal employee you have specific

procedures to follow.

Otherwise, the Mew York State Division of Human Rights handles these inquiries for both the EEOC and the State (outside the city).

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Answered on 2/15/05, 5:59 pm


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