Reply #15: Jim Beam went to court over this

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Kentucky Bourbon King Faces Government Hearing On Denial Of Bathroom Access
Mothers, Menstruating Women and Older Workers Bear the Brunt of Jim Beams Bathroom Ban

Rally to Support Jim Beam Workers
Noon, August 28
Shepherdsville, Kentucky

Almost half the workers, mostly women, on the Jim Beam bottling line in Clermont, Kentucky have been disciplined for using the bathroom, and some long time workers are even facing firing. According to worker reports, they were told to "train their bladders" to correspond to scheduled break periods and one unscheduled bathroom time; or face discipline, including dismissal.

http://www.ufcw.org/press_room/press_releases_2002/jimbeambathhearing.cfm

I paid attention to it at the time- maybe through Michael Moore's site- and the company backed off.