What is the law if your employer requires you to pay for any tools/uniforms/etc. that are needed to do your job and employment end but you cannot use those items at any other job?
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What is the law if your employer requires you to pay for any tools/uniforms/etc. that are needed to do your job and employment end but you cannot use those items at any other job?
Is the employer is required to repay you, although they can ask for the paid for items back. What are the specifics?
Asked on October 21, 2015 under Employment Labor Law, Arizona
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
The specifics are, you have to do this period. There is no statute on the subject it comes from the fact that employers have free rein to decide on the requirement or rules for work, and those requirements or rules can include that employees pay for or otherwise provide tools, uniforms, etc. People who are unwilling to pay for these things are free to seek alternative employment. This is all part of "employment at will," which is the law of the land you have no right to a job, and have to do what the employer wants to have one an employer can set any rules for having the job they like you have the right to look for a different job if you don't like the employer's rules.
Speak with a tax preparer you may be able to at least get some tax deduction for your expenses.
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