Should the employer reimburse if they require you to wear certain pants. I understand Khaki pants, but khakis are khaki, in my opinion. Also, she has to purchase solid black shoes. So we have spent $44 on pants and $15 on cheap shoes, and she has not even gotten paid yet. I think its ridiculous. Is this common ?
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Absolutely common and no reimbusement. You can, however, deduct it from her taxes.
The employer doesn't have to reimburse for the pants, but she can write off the expense on her taxes.
yes my daughter has the same problem
very common. Most minimum wage jobs do that.
It is very common. As a condition of employment the employee has to wear certain clothes, such as uniforms. If the employer requires that you get the clothes from the employer and no one else, then you would have an argument that she is getting less than the minimum wage. If there is no such requirement, then welcome to the world of the minimum wage worker.
it is tax deductible on her income taxes.
Yeah, it really sucks. But some employers see it as: if the employee is serious about sticking around that they won't mind the "investment". It would be nice if the employer would at least pay half, but it's just one of those hard rules...
for some jobs, yes, im a stripper, i have to buy all my outfits but thety r mine if i leave the club. its a way to keep costs down and require a generalized type of uniform in the workplace, silly for her job, yes. but a reimbursement, they wont pay for used pants and shoes when she leaves.
Very common - I stopped working for those type of employers after ruining only one pair of my own blue jeans back in the 1970s - as a temporary help type person.
Check into Form 2106 for taxes - if deductible there, then she may deduct it on taxes but will only be saving 10% of what she paid. Otherwise, and even with some deductions on Form 2106, it may only be deductible with other amounts instead of taking the several thousand dollar standard deduction - maybe on your tax returns if she's still claimed as a dependent.
In any case, unless she has some sort of guarantee that she'll be using those clothes for this or for other jobs that'll pay far more than she's paying out, I'd look for other work that's more lucrative to her pocketbook - tell the employer why when not accepting those type of jobs - eventually, these types of employers will change their ways and be more accomadating for new hires.
yes, this is common. she can take a federal tax deduction on her tax return for anything she is required to purchase for work but her work is not required to reimburse her.
most jobs have dress codes and people have to purchase clothing and other items to look appropriate whether its certain pants or a business suit.
Find another job but the answer is no they don't have to reimburse they feel if you want the job bad enough you will buy it( and the job may not last that long) look in the oddest places answering phone running Arron's there allot of starter jobs that you never thought of that you don't have to buy for and pay a little more ask you're doctors or dentist or Vet dog walking or washing or grooming at the Vets
Very common ! But they are a Tax write off!! I don't know of any Company that pays 100% of uniformes anymore! They came to realize they can get away with out doing so! They should atleast allow a payroll advance of $50 dollars , yet I'm sure kids would take the 50 and run ,, so thats just America now days ,, not so good for the working people , and it's just getting worse each day! Good Luck ,, force the College!!
you might have a case if you go to court, but if you sue, they will fire her. just deduct them from her taxes like others have suggested.
they don't have to reimburse her for them. it would be nice but not required.
NO WAY!! ANY job your daughter gets will require her to wear and buy uniforms or specific uniform items. If she didn't work at a place that requires uniforms 99% she would be required to follow a dress code. If she got paid $13 an hour to work at the bank she would be required to buy and wear business attire. That would cost her several hundred dollars to get established for her work clothes. If she worked for $10 and hour as a lifeguard att he city pool she would be required to buy and wear a specific Speedo style swim suit and those cost around $70. If your daughter enlisted into the military she is required to buy all of her uniforms and for females that cost is about $1200. Abacrombie %26 Finch requires that you only wear there current clothing and no other brands while working in their stores and they pay $7 an hour.
My point is that there are always upfront costs associated with employment clothing. It does not matter if she gets paid minimum wage or $100k a year, everyone is required to be dressed in a certain manner to go to work. The point of a uniform is so everyone looks uniform. Uniform means same. Yes kahki pants are kahki pants until you line everyone up next to each other. You'll get the one guy with the cargo pocket kahki's, the girl with the suck tight butt crack showing low rise kahki's and then the other guy with the not really kahki looking brown or grey kahki's. If an employer wants to express professionalism with uniform requirements they will tell you specifically which pants to buy because again uniform means same and not all pants are the same.
Don't sweat this, it is a cost of having a job. It does suck that she hasn't been paid yet, but logically speaking when would she buy her uniform, after she has been working there a month? That won't work so you do need to spend the money before she gets paid. The only way to avoid these costs is to keep her unemployed at home, you make the choice.
She/you can NOT take a tax deduction for clothes that can be worn outside of the job. In order to be tax deductible the clothes must be a uniform or something that would draw undue attention to her if she wore it out in public, like a clown suit. Khaki pants and black shoes are not considered a uniform by the IRS.
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