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New Law Requires New Hampshire Workplaces to Accommodate Nursing Mothers: 3 Steps You Should Take

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New Hampshire just implemented a new law that guarantees nursing mothers accommodations such as an unpaid 30-minute break to express breast milk every three hours. Effective July 1, this new state law (which follows the...more

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Understanding the New Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and Full Scope of Pregnancy-Related Discrimination Laws for Schools

On June 27, 2023, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) went into effect. This new law requires covered employers to provide “reasonable accommodations” for the known limitations of a worker relating to pregnancy,...more

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New Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Employees

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In late 2022, President Biden signed legislation creating new protections for pregnant and nursing employees. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), which goes into effect June 27, 2023, and the Providing Urgent Maternal...more

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Review and Revise: Prepare for PWFA’s June 27 Effective Date

You may recall that the Pregnant Works Fairness Act (PWFA) is modeled after the Americans with Disabilities Act and we blogged about the coming changes here. Given that the effective date is June 27, we’re back with an update...more

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New York State Catches up to New York City, Expanding Accommodations for Nursing Mothers in the Workplace

Since 2017, New York State’s Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act has required New York State employers to provide daily paid or unpaid break time to express milk up to three years following the birth of a child, and to...more

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Georgia Expands Lactation Break Law

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Georgia’s recent passage of a new lactation break law earlier this month has taken many employers by surprise – or may even be news to you. Over the past weeks, news headlines have been saturated with coverage on an array of...more

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Not a Typo: Georgia Enacts a Stringent Employment Law

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Some states are known for setting high legislative bars with respect to employment rights and protections (looking at you, California). The State of Georgia isn’t one of them. Earlier this month, however,...more

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South Carolina's New Lactation Support Act

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South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has signed into law the South Carolina Lactation Support Act (SC Lactation Act or the Act), which requires all South Carolina employers to provide reasonable break time, paid or unpaid,...more

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South Carolina Passes New Lactation Break Law

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Governor Henry McMaster recently signed the South Carolina Lactation Support Act into law, soon requiring all employers in South Carolina to make reasonable efforts to provide workers with reasonable break time and space to...more

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California Makes Sweeping Changes to Lactation Accommodation Requirements

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Following San Francisco’s lead, California will soon significantly expand the obligation of most employers to provide break time and a location to express breast milk. The new law, just signed into effect by Governor Newsom...more

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For New York City Employers, It's All About the Natural - New Laws on Breastfeeding and Natural Hair Styles Require Change for...

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• New York City (NYC) employers must provide nursing mothers with a lactation room with accommodations, including an electrical outlet, nearby access to running water, a chair and a surface to place a breast pump. • All...more

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NYC Expands Protections for Nursing Mothers

• Two new measures expand New York City firms’ obligations with respect to nursing mothers. • Effective March 17, 2019, firms must provide a lactation room and refrigeration suitable for breast-milk storage, unless doing...more

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Mother’s Milk: NYC Braces for New Workplace Lactation Room Requirements

Employers in New York City should begin to immediately take steps to ensure compliance with two new local laws that, beginning March 18, 2019, will impose stricter requirements on employers to accommodate nursing mothers. The...more

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Governor Brown Signs Workplace-Related #MeToo Bills into Law

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Following a long legislative year, Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law several pieces of legislation aimed at curbing sexual harassment in the workplace. This topic dominated conversation in the California...more

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NYC Council Mandates Workplace Lactation Rooms

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New York City employers will almost certainly need to provide lactation rooms to breastfeeding employees in the near future thanks to a slate of new laws passed by city lawmakers. On October 17, 2018, the City Council passed...more

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California Employers To Face Raft Of New #MeToo Laws

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Wrapping up a whirlwind weekend, California Governor Jerry Brown just signed several pieces of legislation that will create new employer obligations in the areas of sexual harassment and gender discrimination. Specifically,...more

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CA Legislative Update: Governor Brown’s Job Is Done

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Seyfarth Synopsis: California Legislators sent Governor Jerry Brown 1,217 bills to consider in his final bill-signing period as Governor—more than any California governor has seen since 2004. The final tally: 1016 signed, 201...more

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California’s Newest Laws: It’s Shocktober for Employers!

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The September 30, 2018 deadline has come and gone for Governor Jerry Brown to evaluate the bills passed by the California legislature this year. In his last hurrah, Governor Brown has signed into law a jaw-dropping number of...more

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Illinois Expands Workplace Protections for Breastfeeding Employees

Governor Bruce Rauner has signed into law a bill that expands protections for employees needing to express breast milk in the workplace. The law amends the preexisting Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act (the “Act”) in...more

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Massachusetts Finalizes New Pregnancy Workplace Law: What to Expect When Your Employees Are Expecting

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Massachusetts just joined 21 other states and the District of Columbia by enacting a comprehensive pregnancy workplace law with unanimous support from the legislature, employee advocates, and the Massachusetts business...more

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Expecting A Big Change: Nevada’s New Pregnant Workers’ Fairness Act

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The state legislature recently enacted the Nevada Pregnant Workers’ Fairness Act (NPWFA) to expand the scope of protection for employees and applicants. The NPWFA is based on the federal Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA),...more

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Get To Know New Nursing Mothers’ Law For Nevada Workers

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Although the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) already protects nursing mothers from employment discrimination and retaliation while requiring employers to provide them with reasonable break time and a private space to...more

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Puerto Rico Issues Comprehensive Labor Law Reform

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On January 26, 2017, Puerto Rico’s Governor, Ricardo Roselló, signed into law the Labor Transformation and Flexibility Act (the “Act”). The Act represents the first significant and comprehensive labor law reform to occur in...more

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