SorryLazyPOS
Big Kahuna Burger
You mean jail
Part Timers, Heat, Hydration, and Bathroom Breaks
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Ask the supervisor's boss if he has heard of this...
..."The restroom issue also arose in a massive class-action lawsuit against Wal-Mart and Sam's Club. In a 2008 ruling Dakota County Judge Robert King found that from 1998 to 2004, there were 1.5 million missed and shorted rest breaks. He mentioned the case of Nancy Braun, a Wal-Mart employee, who suffered "the humiliating experience of soiling herself while at work because she was not permitted to use the restroom."
While the judge described her case and a similar one as "an aberration," his overall findings ultimately led to a $54.25 million settlement,"
www.startribune.com
This woman got back pay and a huge settlement.
..."The restroom issue also arose in a massive class-action lawsuit against Wal-Mart and Sam's Club. In a 2008 ruling Dakota County Judge Robert King found that from 1998 to 2004, there were 1.5 million missed and shorted rest breaks. He mentioned the case of Nancy Braun, a Wal-Mart employee, who suffered "the humiliating experience of soiling herself while at work because she was not permitted to use the restroom."
While the judge described her case and a similar one as "an aberration," his overall findings ultimately led to a $54.25 million settlement,"
Fired for urinating in a box, a Minnesota factory worker takes a company to court
A worker in St. Cloud says that when she was barred from going to a restroom, she urinated in a box and was terminated. She's since gotten her job back after 11 months, but she's suing the company.
www.startribune.com
This woman got back pay and a huge settlement.
MyTripisCut
Never bought my own handtruck
What building are you in?
542thruNthru
Well-Known Member
The one in NJ where they can't use the bathroom.
MyTripisCut
Never bought my own handtruck
Well, most of the ones in NJ don’t even have bathrooms....
clean hairy
Well-Known Member
"We have 2 options"
"I can drink very little water and pass out from dehydration, and you have a worker comp claim"
"Or, I can drink enough water to stay hydrated, and use the bathroom as needed"
"What do you want me to do?"
"BTW, do you instruct Women to go only during break? If not, we have another issue to deal with"
Make certain to have a Steward there when this takes place.
"I can drink very little water and pass out from dehydration, and you have a worker comp claim"
"Or, I can drink enough water to stay hydrated, and use the bathroom as needed"
"What do you want me to do?"
"BTW, do you instruct Women to go only during break? If not, we have another issue to deal with"
Make certain to have a Steward there when this takes place.
542thruNthru
Well-Known Member
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Phraust
Member
Oddly enough we also recently has a sup try to pull a similar crock o crap about an employee 'abusing' the 'privilege' of using the restroom. Was told if he continued to do so he would forfeit his break and would be expected to continue working as expected. A friend of this employee informed me with a quick phone call during the shift and all it took me(as a steward) was 1 quick shout at the acting shift sup and a few words with the center manager and that sup hasn't said a peep about it since. Though now they've slightly changed their stance on covering for bathroom breaks which is taking some time to get the members to get used too...
Yeet
Not gonna let ‘em catch the Midnight Rider
Takes me 10 minutes just to find the damn thing.
SorryLazyPOS
Big Kahuna Burger
Must be pretty small considering it’s between your legs......
He better be careful he doesn't shave it off
Yeet
Not gonna let ‘em catch the Midnight Rider
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Cowboy Mac
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New Jersey, huh? You better get ready, I hear this summer is gonna be record heat. Temps might soar into the upper 80’s!!
brokengroin
Member
i usually pee less in summer, more fluids but more sweating
meritocracy
Well-Known Member
Tell him you have IBS.
(in all seriousness talk to your steward or business agent and raise hell)
(in all seriousness talk to your steward or business agent and raise hell)
TeltBender
Well-Known Member
Dehydration is no joke. In the winter they blast the heating and it all rises into the grid and cooks you. one time in February I went completely blind for over a minute and I thought I was gonna die. I notified my supervisor and he told me to “walk it off”
Most pre-loaders go to the restroom right before the shift starts, at break, and right before they leave, and no one notices or cares.
Unfortunately, there's always those few employees that take too many unnecessary, excessive bathroom breaks, they need a band-aid, they forgot their drink/gloves in the car, they need a kleenex-- it's always something to get out of working -- and they ruin it for everyone else.
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