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Puerto Rico New Act 29-2025: Essential Employer Obligations for Breastfeeding/Pumping Activities

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On June 23, 2025, Governor Jennifer González signed Act 29-2025, amending Puerto Rico’s Act 427-2000, “Act to Regulate Breastfeeding and Breast Milk Extraction Periods,” and strengthening protections for nursing employees....more

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New York City Amends Lactation Room Accommodation Policy Requirements

New York City recently enacted a local law amending the New York City Human Rights Law relating to an employer's obligation to implement and distribute a written lactation room accommodation policy. ...more

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A New Era of Maternity Rights: Understanding the PWFA and the PUMP Act

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Within the past year, the rights of pregnant workers have considerably increased within the workplace. The expansion started with the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”), which President Biden signed into law in late 2022....more

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New York Expands Employees’ Lactation Accommodations

On June 7, 2023, amendments to New York State’s Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act will go into effect, expanding the accommodations New York State employers must afford their nursing employees. Many employers will already...more

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