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Date Posted: 06:43:20 09/12/02 Thu
Author: sami
Author Host/IP: NoHost / 62.215.3.37
Subject: Re: required restaurant uniform
In reply to: Jenna 's message, "required restaurant uniform" on 09:53:29 01/20/01 Sat

>I work in a restaurant that requires its waitstaff to
>wear black tuxedo pants, tuxedo shirts, bowties and
>aprons. The first apron is provided by the
>restaurant, but no matter how long an employee remains
>(some have been there for years) no other ones are
>issued,and the restaurant charges $15 dollars for
>replacement aprons. In addition, not a single item of
>the rest of the uniform is provided initially or
>thereafter. I thought that if a uniform was required
>the employer had to provide it. I have also heard
>that if a uniform is called a dress code the employer
>can legally get away with making its employees buy
>their own uniforms. Ours are clearly uniforms no
>matter what they are called. Does the employer have
>to pay for them?

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