Michigan Laws 446.72 – Retail establishment; use of toilet facility by customer; conditions
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 446.72
- Customer: means an individual who is lawfully on the premises of a retail establishment. See Michigan Laws 446.71
- Doctor: means a licensed doctor of medicine or a licensed doctor of osteopathic medicine and surgery. See Michigan Laws 446.71
- Eligible medical condition: means Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, any other inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, pregnancy, or any other medical condition that requires immediate access to a toilet facility. See Michigan Laws 446.71
- Retail establishment: means a place of business open to the general public for the sale of goods or services. See Michigan Laws 446.71
A retail establishment that has a toilet facility for its employees shall allow a customer to use that facility during normal business hours if all of the following are met:
(a) The customer requesting use of the employee toilet facility suffers from an eligible medical condition or utilizes an ostomy device.
(b) Two or more employees of the retail establishment are working at the time the customer requests use of the employee toilet facility.
(c) The customer provides the retail establishment with a copy of a statement on a prescription form that indicates the customer suffers from an eligible medical condition or utilizes an ostomy device, signed by a doctor.
(d) The retail establishment does not normally make a restroom available to the public.
(e) The employee toilet facility is not located in an area where providing access would create an obvious health or safety risk to the customer or an obvious security risk to the retail establishment.
(f) A public restroom is not immediately accessible to the customer.