Legal Question in Employment Law in Florida

personal safety

i work for a company that is requiring female employees to work alone from 10pm-6am in an environment that has many safety flaws.we use large ovens that are walk in type,the freezer has unsecured shelving with product weighing over 30lbs. each over 3 feet above our heads.the building itself is glass windows on 3 sides.and we are less than 500 feet from a highway on ramp.we have already had numerous instances of the doors being left unlocked and people coming in.we have also had vagrants sleeping outside on the benches in front of the store.management has been made aware of all instances.my concern with working alone is that security is lax and if a female worker,alone,should become injured,ill,or attacked,who will know?so my question is,if i refused to work alone under these conditions and they fire me,do i have legal recourse for the loss of my sole means of support?i am a single parent and the hourly wage i make at this job is better than i have ever made.i enjoy my job but i am afraid that this new requirement to work alone will not only be 'nerve-racking'but it could prove to be dangerous.i have stated my feelings to management but it doesn't seem to matter.the other female workers share my feelings as well.


Asked on 7/20/06, 6:26 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Scott Behren Behren Law Firm

Re: personal safety

If you complain to your employer about what you perceive to be illegal actions and they fire you or retaliate you would probably have a legal claim against it. I would now put your complaints in writing and perhaps you want take these complainst to the Department of Labor or OSHA. Call me if you have questions.

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Answered on 7/20/06, 10:47 pm


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