Is it legal for an employer to require employees to purchase uniforms?
An employer may establish a dress code and/or require employees to wear uniforms. If not providing free uniforms, an employer can require an employee to purchase uniforms (either through a deduction from the employee’s pay or by billing the employee) provided that the cost does not bring the employee’s wage below the hourly minimum wage for all hours worked during that pay period. In the case of a deduction from pay, the employee’s written authorization must be obtained.
