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Restroom floors must be kept reasonably dry to keep workers safe. The restroom must also stay free from hazards like glass or nails on the floor, according to Occupational Safety and Health Administration guidelines. The floor should also remain reasonably free from clutter, such as fallen paper towels, to prevent hazards. The city health department can tell an employer to fix safety or sanitation hazards in the restroom.

Cameras may not record people in workplace or public bathrooms in the U.S. Employees have successfully sued employers who used video surveillance in workplace bathrooms. If the main bathroom door -- not just one stall -- can be locked from the inside, the workplace can use the same restroom for men and women. Toilets must have partitions and doors so users have privacy, although the same rule does not apply to urinals, says OSHA.

Workplaces must provide toilet facilities for their employees, including adequate facilities for employees with disabilities, and allow employees to use them as need be. Restricting restroom use, or strongly discouraging it, breaks this law. In some cases, employees such as receptionists or assembly line workers may need to signal another employee to continue their work while they use the restroom. Such workplace should develop a relief system so employees are able to take restroom breaks. Employees working off-site must have access or transportation to toilet facilities. Employees working outside, such as field workers, must have access to a restroom a quarter-mile or less from where they work.