Special Clothing (Uniforms)
Many employees in the restaurant and food service industry are required to wear uniforms when they are at work. If you must wear a uniform or a specific brand of clothing, the employer must provide, clean, and maintain it. For example, many cooks must wear white jackets and hats and checked trousers. Your employer must buy the uniform. You cannot be charged for the uniform or for damages to it. Your employer cannot require you to pay a deposit for the uniform or withhold your wages.

Shift changes
In the food service industry, work schedules are often developed with different start and end times for different employees. A restaurant may be unexpectedly busy on a day that is normally quiet. Employees must be given 24 hours’ notice of a change in shift. If the employee has not been given the required notice, he or she cannot be penalized for failing to show up for work.

Overtime
The standard work day is eight hours and the standard work week is 40 hours. If employees work over eight hours in a day or over 40 hours in a week, they must be paid overtime. In addition, the hours worked should not be excessive to the employee’s health or safety.