What Employers Should Know About Dress Codes

Many parts of California get hot — sometimes reaching temperatures of more than 100 degrees. This often leads employees to ask their employers to relax their dress code, but just because it’s blisteringly hot outside doesn’t mean that employers can’t enforce their guidelines on how employees present themselves in the workplace.

Depending on a company’s industry and culture, dress codes range from business formal — often seen at law firms and financial institutions — to casual, usually referring to comfortable, everyday wear while still being clean and presentable, which is often embraced by tech startups or small, informal businesses.