N.Y. Labor Law Section 380
Lunchrooms

No lunchroom in any mercantile establishment where females are employed shall be next to or adjoining a watercloset, unless a permit therefor is granted by the commissioner in a city or by the local board or department of health in a village. Such permit shall be granted if proper sanitary conditions exist and may be revoked at any time by the granting authority if the lunchroom is kept in such a manner or is so located as to be injurious to the health of the employees.

Source: Section 380 — Lunchrooms, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/LAB/380 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Jan. 31, 2026).

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