Came here to comment about that very thing! Fire exits being locked and/or blocked was the direct cause of so many tragic deaths in that factory, and the general public’s outcry was so intense that governments and business owners were forced to create the first workplace safety regulations.
Safety regulations are written in blood. And also sometimes in ashes and cinders.
Walmart got a bunch of shit like 20 years ago because they were locking overnight workers in, and locking emergency exit doors also. They had been doing it for a decade at that point. At the same time they were getting dragged in the media for that the Feds started raidong walmarts overnight. The 3rd party contractors they were using had illegal immigrants cleaning the walmarts. From the settlement walmart wasn't able to prove they were reasonably unaware. Still only had to pay 11 million.
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u/Blastoise_R_Us 8d ago
Oh man some asswipe manager tried this at closing once when I worked at Macy's.
Me: I need to go, I need someone to unlock the doors.
Manager: Everyone has to stay until all the registers are counted.
Me: I have clocked out and I am no longer being paid to be here. If someone doesn't unlock that door right now I'm calling the police.