Yes, up to a certain amount. If your employer provides you with food and lodging, it can deduct up to $3.35 for one meal and up to $4.41 a day for lodging from your wages. Your employer cannot make a deduction for a meal you did not eat. For example, your employer provides you with lodging and two meals per day, and you work 8 hours per day at minimum wage. Your employer could deduct $11.11 from your daily wages. You would end up being paid $108.89 for the day, or $13.61 per hour (gross pay). Last Reviewed: November 2020