MANSFIELD — City workers are a bit annoyed with a new dress code that bans flip-flops, excessive jewelry and prohibits loud nail polish, long sideburns on men and long bangs on women.

The policy that took effect Monday was a response to workers taking casual Fridays too far and then dressing down throughout the entire week, city officials said.

Some workers say the city is going to extremes. Police department employee Deb Phillips said no one should be able to tell her how to wear her hair if it doesn’t affect her job.

“I think it went a little overboard with the hair the nails and that kind of thing,” Phillips said. “I think it’s an infringement on people’s rights.”

The dress code says that bangs cannot fall within an inch of a woman’s eyebrows and sideburns cannot extend past a man’s earlobe. The policy also prohibits workers from wearing hats, scarves, or head wraps while working indoors.

Law Director Dave Remy said it will be up to city officials to enforce the rules in their departments.

Finance Director Kelly Blankenship said her employees dress appropriately, and she has more important issues to worry about.

The dress code covers more than 500 city workers and was in the works for almost a year.

In Marion, a city 40 miles southeast of Mansfield, Mayor Scott Schertzer said that while it is important to maintain a professional appearance, such a detailed dress code may go too far.

“It sounds like Mansfield may be a little excessive and micromanaging how people’s appearance should be,” he said.