QUESTION
what is the law as far as purses in the workplace?? should there be a space provided or is employees cars justifiable??
Asked on Oct 10th, 2011 on Business Law - Florida
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at work (a busy restaurant) the managers made a rule that no one is allowed to bring a purse to work; we are supposed to leave them in our cars. no one feels safe doing that since there is a history of cars being broken into in that area. management doesnt want to be accountable incase of theft if they are in our cars, but they will not provide any alternative to the purse situation. as women, sometimes there are personal items we need and dont have the time to run to our cars everytime we need something.
1 ANSWER
Labor and Employment Attorney serving Atlanta, GA
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There is no law as such. You should make your personal needs (and those you share in common with your female co-workers) known to your management, and explain the problem created by the requirement of locking the purses in the cars has (attracting car break-ins by thieves looking for purses comes to mind. speak to your local police department about the problems created for establishments by requirements of storing such items in your cars. A small investment in a set of lockers could go a long way toward the employer exhibiting that it actually cares about its employees' well-being. of the employer doesn't respond positively, find a new employer.
Answered on Oct 11th, 2011 at 12:41 PM