The new year brings new laws for employers. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP For Nursing Mothers Act) were adopted when President Joe Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 on Dec. 29, 2022. Read our full article for practical guidance for employers.
Lactation Accommodation
Minnesota Legislature Amends Lactation Breaks and Pregnancy Accommodation Provisions
By Gina K. Janeiro & Hadley M. Simonett on
Posted in Lactation Accommodation, Pregnancy
As part of the Omnibus Jobs and Economic Growth Finance and Policy Bill, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has approved an amendment relating to pregnancy accommodations and barring reducing compensation for lactation breaks, among other changes. The amendment goes into effect on January 1, 2022.
Under Minnesota law, employers must provide employees who need to express…
Connecticut Adds Additional Protections for Breastfeeding Workers
By Sally Welch St. Onge on
Posted in Lactation Accommodation, Pregnancy
Governor Ned Lamont has signed into law additional protections for breastfeeding workers. Connecticut law already requires all employers to “make reasonable efforts to provide a room or other location, in close proximity to the work area, other than a toilet” where an employee can express milk in private and also prohibits discrimination or retaliation against…
New Georgia Legislation Requires Employers to Provide Paid Lactation Breaks
By Emily S. Borna on
Posted in Lactation Accommodation
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has signed new legislation requiring employers to provide paid lactation breaks and private locations at the worksite where working mothers can express breast milk. The new law is effective immediately. Read more.
South Carolina Enacts Lactation Support Act
Posted in Lactation Accommodation
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed into law the “South Carolina Lactation Support Act,” requiring employers to provide employees reasonable unpaid break time, or paid break time or mealtime, each day to express breast milk.
The Act went into effect on June 25, 2020, and, by July 25, 2020, the South Carolina Human…