New York Adopts New Workplace Nursing Mothers’ Law
On December 9, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a new workplace lactation bill, set to go into effect on June 7, 2023. The law, which amends Section 206-c of the New York Labor Law, requires...
View ArticleCongress Delivers New Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Mothers
As 2022 came to a close, President Biden signed the 2023 omnibus government funding bill. Included in the bill—with bipartisan support—are two provisions that expand protections for pregnant and...
View ArticleBreast Milk Pumping Rights – DOL Alert on Teachers and Other Newly Protected...
The Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (“PUMP Act”), enacted by Congress in late December 2022, provides more nursing mothers with reasonable break time to express breast...
View ArticleNew York State Catches up to New York City, Expanding Accommodations for...
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...
View ArticleReview 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,...
View ArticlePoster Rollercoaster: DOL Changes FLSA Notice Required at Workplaces
All employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) must post an updated version of the FLSA “Employee Rights” poster to remain compliant with the law....By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
View ArticleNew Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Employees
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...
View ArticleDOL Issues Guidance For Field Staff on PUMP Act Requirements
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued a Field Assistance Bulletin providing guidance to field staff regarding the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act...
View ArticleUpdate – NYSDOL Publishes Model Lactation Accommodation Policy
As we previously reported, New York State recently amended Section 206-c of the New York Labor Law (“Section 206-c”) to expand protections for employees who wish to express breast milk while at work....
View ArticleNew Federal Laws Now In Effect: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and...
Key Takeaways - The PWFA creates a new avenue for pregnant employees to request reasonable accommodations not previously provided under the ADA, PDA or FMLA....By: Goldberg Segalla
View ArticleUnderstanding the New Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and Full Scope of...
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...
View ArticleEEOC issues proposed regs on Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
As most of you know, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act took effect on June 27, but employers had virtually no guidance regarding how to comply. The PWFA requires employers with 15 or more employees to...
View ArticleLey 2306 de 2023: Ampliación del periodo de descanso remunerado durante la...
Recientemente se expidió la Ley 2306 del 31 de julio de 2023, por medio de la cual se promueve la protección de la maternidad y la primera infancia, creando incentivos y normas para la construcción de...
View ArticlePaid Lactation Breaks Are Now Mandatory In New York
Effective June 19, 2024, all employees in the State of New York have the right to paid break time to express breast milk. Specifically, N.Y. Labor Law § 206-c1 provides that “an employer shall provide...
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