2009) is paid an hourly wage of $7.25, the employer may not make any deduction from the employee's wages. for the cost of the uniform nor may the employer require the employee to purchase the uniform on his/her own. However, if the employee were paid $7.75 per hour and worked 30 hours in the workweek, the maximum.amount the employer could legally deduct from the employee's wages would be $15.00 ($.50 X 30 hours).The employer may prorate deductions for the cost of the uniform over a period of paydays provided the prorated.f the employer requires the employee to bear the cost, it may not reduce the employee's wage below the minimum wage of $7.25 per hour effective July 24, 2009. Nor may that cost cut into overtime compensation required by the Act.