Monthly Archives: July 2014

Can Employees be Disciplined for Using the Bathroom?

Posted on July 18, 2014 by David Barron — No Comments ↓

Employees at a Chicago plant are picketing over a new employer policy to time unscheduled bathroom breaks and discipline employees who exceed what the company deems as a reasonable amount of time. The company even went so far as to…

Posted in Discrimination, Labor & Employment, Wage and Hour

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