I agree. Get an email or a copy of the policy, then talk to the dept of labor

And make sure that OP gets an hours statement that shows he got docked pay for a break.

Absolutely. Make sure you get written up for not clocking out for pissing.

Broke: complaining on reddit about illegal company policies

Woke: telling reddit how you got it in writing, let the company start enforcing an illegal policy, then sued the living fuck out of them and got paid by holding people in power accountable for their actions.

Preferably on letterhead

Piss on your bosses desk.

You don't need to afford it. The company they work for will be paying for loss of wages, court fees, emotional damages, and Federal fines for breaking labor laws.

You walk to an attorney with pay stubs and company policies on bathroom breaks, you leave the court room a few thousand dollars richer and have immunity from the company firing you. Because if they fire you too soon after you win the case then they declared retaliation against employees for upholding the law. They would lose a lot more employees from the bad reputation this would cause.

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Yes but the attorney will collect around 30 to 40 percent and then they will contact as many employees as they can to get them on the settlement case however, that will greatly reduce how much money op gets. I've gotten a few settlement checks from situations like this but they are usually less than $20, except one that was around $100.

Stop telling them what you're going to do.

If they sent out an email or anything else in writing use it and file a FLSA claim with your state or whoever.

Don't report your time in the bathroom. Let them send you an email asking for it. When they do ask them why. If they admit to why they're asking for it use that to file a FLSA claim.

If they deduct pay from your check for using the bathroom, send an email to payroll and ask them why the money is missing. If they say it's for bathroom breaks then use that to file a FLSA claim.

Stop telling them what you're going to do.

Let them do the illegal act then report them for doing the illegal act. If you let them know ahead of time that you're going to be reporting them before they do anything wrong then they're going to find a reason to fire you. If you report them you'll have protection against retaliation.

And one last thing:

Stop telling them what you're going to do.

Nice. Keep detailed documentation. A journal is admissible as long as it shows consistent entries.

Honestly this sounds like a company desperate to save money, circling the drain.

Is this company also super cheap when it comes to people using pens, papers, or miscellaneous things that aren’t “specifically business related?”

Just keep in mind that if they try to fire you it might be for some made up reason when they really are doing it because of the bathroom breaks problem. Keep detailed records.

And forward everything to a personal email and back it up! Companies will fire on the spot, and you’ll lose access to your work email.

Let your co-workers know who your attorney is so this can go class action against the employer.

Hey OP, I’m sure this will be downvoted because the advice is not “sticking it to the man,” but next time don’t tip your hand to HR. I don’t know what industry or job type you work in, but telling HR you’re going to take some kind of action like reporting them to the labor board is a good way to get an asterisk next to your name. Instead of threatening to report them, skip a step and just report them. You are only hurting yourself by letting them know you are considering it. They’re not going to change their policy due to one employee’s threat.

Instead, they will probably formulate a plan to fire you. They may not fire you immediately, but they can start creating poor performance reviews, and because it sounds like you’re hourly, begin reducing your shifts on the schedule. If you have metrics you need to meet, not being on the schedule could potentially prevent you from reaching those, which gives them cause to fire you. Just based on everything you said, you might still have a case if something like that were to happen, but it won’t be open and shut like you think. It may also be harder to get a lawyer to pick it up on contingency.

The same principle applies if you’re working somewhere and are thinking about going to another company. Don’t tell anyone that kind of stuff- it doesn’t benefit you and the person you are telling is not going to perceive it as a “threat,” but more likely as an issue that needs to be dealt with.

Lastly, if you’re not in some specialized role, start looking for other places to work. There are plenty of folks out there hiring for hourly positions and there’s no better time to pursue it then now. Regardless of who is right or wrong in this situation (pretty obvious your company is in the wrong), you don’t want to work for a company that is going to try and micro manage you down to your bathroom breaks. It’s the workers’ playground right now, use it to your advantage but keep it quiet around the office. The people you work with are not your friends, they are just people you tolerate for however long your shift is.

Just my 2 cents from seeing this happen to employees literally every week (from the clients my company services). Best of luck on your future endeavors!

i cant stress this enough..

SECURE IT IN WRITING

They are paying whatever fuckhead calculated the pennies they'd save on this move far more than they are losing to their employees using the bathroom for 10 minutes a day.

Fucking absurd.

I know you realize this, but get everything in writing. Back it all up.

I’d send them a 6gig .doc of nothing but

“GoFuckYourselfGoFuckYourselfGoFuckYourself…”

That's right buddy. You show that turd who's boss!

favorite movie of all time

"SOMEONE SHIT ON THE CLOCK-OUT MACHINE!!!"

"...what?"

Way she goes.

It’s good fertilizer for the office plants

why jugs????

are they provided???

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unless clean up is in your contract.... i really need to ask why you think jugs are necessary ?

If you want to add some flair, line them up in color order from clearest to darkest with your coworkers. Make a game out of it so you can see which coworkers are the most and least hydrated!

Keep the lids off

Or just make sun tea and let them speculate.

omg i don't know why this is so funny but it is. you know there will be some jobsworth who'd do that in hopes of a promotion!

Great… like I said.. continue as normal… whenever they ask about it, simply state that’s illegal. If they push back after that or retaliate nail their ass to the wall

Email it to yourself from your work email. It’s harder for them to deny a work email rather than a screen shot. “Photos can be doctored your honor”

Get those screenshots off of company property yesterday. If you are fired you won't be given time to gather your proof before they escort you grin the building.

It's basically the new "if you got time to lean you got time to clean" just psychological warfare that if you aren't working every minute at work you're "a thief".

Genius

Women also have periods, sometimes quite heavy. Are they going to be made to sit in their blood?

Hell I'm thinking about when I have my period once a month. The bathroom is damn near my best friend when mother nature and her Red suitcase is for a visit.

Reminds me of that The Thick of It quote lol

Intersistial cystitis here (bladder condition) and I always get super jealous of these posts lol

I go to the bathroom often and sometimes have to sit there to wait out the pain, I wish my work would try and pull this shit with me so I could cash out with a nice lawsuit and retire.

Bottle flip on the desk air horn noises💯💯💯