Can my work from home job restrict bathroom breaks?

Is it legal for my employer to restrict bathroom breaks at work from home, requiring us to deduct personal time from scheduled breaks? I thought OSHA mandated that employees must have reasonable access to restroom breaks. I live in Michigan, which doesn’t have specific standards on this, but I thought OSHA regulations were federal.

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No, assuming you are in the US.

An employer must make reasonable accommodations for restroom availability and breaks.

Not a lawyer, just a manager that received a lot of job training by a company that is not wanting to be sued because someone is trying to police the potty time.

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Absolutely not, working from home can not restrict bathroom breaks.

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Hey @Stephany , I’ve got a question. How can they really enforce this rule? How would they even know if you spent 3 minutes in the restroom? I mean, you’re at home, right? They don’t have a camera on you or anything. This feels like one of those situations where they made a rule they can’t really enforce

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Hello, fam working from home can not restrict your bathroom breaks.