Workers with Kentucky’s largest employer are being told to dress a little more appropriately.
A new dress code for executive branch workers that went into effect this month bans flip flops, midriff shirts, large commercial logos, and offensive language.
David Smith, executive director of the Kentucky Association of State Employees, says he supports the dress code if applied for the right reasons.
"Other the other had though, it could be they don't like the fact you bought that shirt because that brand is sold at Wal-Mart. You could potentially, as an employee, be disciplined up to and including termination, depending upon their interpretation of the policy and the severity of the violation of the policy," Smith told WKU Public Radio. "That gives us grave concern."
The new policy that took effect this month applies to about 31,000 executive branch workers, but they may not all be affected the same. The Personnel and Labor Cabinets have implemented more stringent dress code policies.
