If you require specific uniforms, tools or equipment as a condition of employment, or if the law requires you to provide certain equipment, you must provide and maintain the uniforms, tools or equipment, regardless of how much the employee is paid. You cannot make deductions from an employee’s wages (or require reimbursement) for normal wear and tear, breakage or loss. For more information on deductions, see Deductions from Wages.

Read about a 2023 court case. 
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