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Warren Bischoff, who leads a group of financial advisers in the Washington, D.C., area, has taken on a new role since returning to the office a few months ago. He’s the dress-code police.

In a single week, he had to tell one employee that white tennis sneakers are a no-no, another that bluejeans aren’t appropriate, and a third that T-shirts will never fly. In a recent edge-case ruling, he decided that “dress sneakers”—brown shoes with a white sole—might be OK, but only on Fridays.

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