Uniform Cleaning Tennessee

[tcr]

I just found out today in our staff meeting that all Registration Personal in all Hospitals in out corporation (8 Hospitals) will be required to wear the same uniform, which is ok - they look really nice. My concern is that these are business SUITS. Black slacks, blue buttoned up shirt, black business jacket and/or vest (like a three piece suit vest) all of it REQUIRES DRY CLEANING - that we all will have to pay from our own pockets. Can a Tennesse non-for-profit corporation / hospital require employess to dry clean a REQUIRED UNIFORM without being reimbured for this cost? What we wear now (under current dress code) does not require dry cleaning. All I'm seeing is $$$ of having to dry clean this outfit AND the cost of driving there and back to get it! I cannot for the life of me find anything in Labor Laws on reimbursment on required uniforms. Can someone help me??? TCR

[The Masked Poster]

I'm not the most knowledgable regarding if TN labor laws address this issue or not...don't recall anything, and it may be the law is silent on this, but you are free to look for yourself and see if you can find anything. See:

http://www.state.tn.us/labor-wfd/lsques.html#laborlaws

TMP