Do you have to pay for employees to change their clothes?

For nonunion employers, time spent changing clothes is compensable whenever the changing is required by either the employer or the nature of the work. If employees change clothes before or after work for their own convenience, you don’t have to pay for the changing time.

Do you need to pay for your employees’workwear?

Some employees might request an allowance to purchase clothing that meets the dress code, and you could provide this. However, it would be taxable income to the employee. According to the Internal Revenue Service, employers may pay for or reimburse employees for uniforms or unusual apparel without counting the payment as taxable income.

How long does it take for employees to wear their uniforms?

Suppose your employees work on a production line and wear uniforms and personal protective equipment. They must be on the line ready to work by 8:00 a.m. It takes them 10 to 12 minutes to don their uniforms and personal protective equipment. You pay them only for the time they are working on the line.

When do you get paid for time off from work?

Employees can use this time off at their discretion. Days off are added each pay day by employers. When an employee wants to take some time off from work, the PTO policy provides a certain amount of the accumulated time off to be paid time off.

Why are employees not paid for getting dressed?

At oral arguments, the employees argued for a restricted meaning of “clothing,” proffering that anything an employee was required to wear that protected him against workplace hazards should not be considered “clothes” and therefore time spent donning and doffing them could not be bargained away.