The US Department of Labor's (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published A Guide to Restroom Access for Transgender Workers, guiding employers on best practices regarding restroom access for transgender employees.
This publication, which was developed at the request of the National Center for Transgender Equality, an OSHA Alliance partner, guides employers on:
Best practices regarding access for transgender workers to a restroom that corresponds to their gender identity. OSHA’s Sanitation standard (29 C.F.R. § 1910.141(c)) requires employers to provide employees with toilet facilities.
Federal, state and local laws that reaffirm the core principle of providing employees with access to restroom facilities that correspond to their gender identity.