Well, LSI, if they want to start making dress requirements needs to hire EMPLOYEES and not Independent Contractors. They cannot require independent contractors to wear business suits. If they do, the IRS sure should be told about it. We own our own businesses and we set OUR own dress codes, not them.
I think there's a line between contractors who understand professional dress for their areas and requiring business suits. If I showed up in a business suit to a loan signing in my area I would stick out more than I would if I showed up in a t-shirt and shorts.
I can tell you if a notary showed up to MY house in a business suit, I'd probably dislike them from the start, just as I would if they were in jeans.
We aren't sitting in an air-conditioned office full-time all day. We are exposed to all kinds of environmental 'hazards' that often require a change of clothing during the day (pets, wind, mud, smoke, If they want to require business suits, they need to start paying more to cover the costs involved, including the dry cleaning. And let's face it... all of these companies who start harping on dress codes are the ones who pay nothing. Even still... they cannot enforce a dress code and still classify you as a IC. |
