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Only Men Have To Wear Uniforms At New Job.

Location: Michigan

So I recently started working at a law office and was really excited to finally use my paralegal degree. When I was hired I was told the attire would be business casual, and I bought clothing to accommodate. The boss however let me know about a week after I started that as a man I needed to wear a long-sleeve button up shirt with our logo on it and khakis. At first he tried to get me to pick shirts from a closet of shirts belonging to former employees. I told him I didn’t feel comfortable wearing used shirts to work and he backed off.

The women in the office are only required to wear business casual and it’s a very relaxed definition at that. This makes me extremely uncomfortable and I’m disappointed that one gender gets to express themselves while I have to dress like I sell appliances. Several team members including my direct supervisor and someone on HR said they would speak to him about this and that I was ok to keep wearing my own clothes. This morning though, a member of our accounting dept came up to me and asked me to send them sizes so they could order me shirts. Since he doesn’t seem to want to let this go I’d like to know what my realistic options are going forward.

Is this really allowed?

Do I have any recourse?

Not sure if it’s worth noting that I am not a citizen but a permanent legal resident and I am terrified of drawing unnecessary attention to myself in this climate.

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