Wagie needs to learn the law:
1910.36(d)(1) Employees must be able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge. A device such as a panic bar that locks only from the outside is permitted on exit discharge doors.
https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.36
This is the kind of thing civil lawyers salivate over. "My client was fired for reporting an OSHA violation (and likely violation of a municipal fire ordinance) to the Fire Department. Terminating an OSHA whistleblower is explicitly prohibited by law. I motion for summary judgement in favor of the plaintiff."
I think just the threat of termination in this scenario would be enough to sue these fuckers blind.
One thing is for certain- that manager is out of a job, and hilariously will probably end up working a similar wage-slave position to the victim in this case! No company would hire this man on as a manager responsible for anybody after this obscene treatment of an employee, and an absolute disregard for OSHA.
I wonder how young the victim was. They seem kind of stupid- like he/she is really concerned about being fired from a job where their manager is fine with fucking leaving them locked in the store overnight. They claim a diagnosis of an anxiety condition- this indicates that they're over 18 years old. The writing style seems feminine, and this kind of situation and lack of decisiveness/fear of consequences is much more womanly, so I'd guess the victim is a woman in her early 20s. And she'll never have to work another day in her life if she presses this issue legally.
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