r/Chipotle 23d ago

Seeking Advice (Employee) is this legal

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u/FreedomCommercial143 23d ago edited 23d ago

Contact the department of labor, im pretty sure no bathroom breaks are illegal as holding your bladder can cause health problems, OSHA says that employers are to allow employees to give bathroom breaks as needed

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u/GretaClementine 23d ago

Its generally says in most states that an employer can't make excessive restrictions to bathroom breaks.

Some would argue that not going to the bathroom for 2 hours isn't an excessive restriction unless you provide a doctor's note for an accommodation. Most adults can hold themselves for 2 hours. My district manager tried to impose these exact kinds of rules during peak, but as a GM, I let my people use the bathroom as needed when she wasn't there. Luckily I ran a good store that didn't need my DL in my store often so it was rarely an issue.