Employees; break time and location to express breast milk. (HB1862)
Introduced By
Del. Delores McQuinn (D-Richmond) with support from co-patrons Del. Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke), Del. Marcus Simon (D-Falls Church), and Sen. Janet Howell (D-Reston)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Employment; break and location to express breast milk. Requires employers, including the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions, to provide reasonable unpaid break time each day to an employee who needs to express breast milk for her nursing child for one year after the child's birth. The bill requires an employer to make reasonable efforts to provide a room or other location, other than a bathroom, where the employee can express breast milk in privacy. An employer shall not be held to have violated these requirements if it has made reasonable efforts to comply with them. The measure applies to employees who are exempt under § 7 of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The FLSA requires employers to provide such benefits for nonexempt employees. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/03/2019 | Committee |
01/03/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102344D |
01/03/2019 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
01/10/2019 | Assigned C & L sub: Subcommittee #1 |
01/29/2019 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N) |
02/05/2019 | Left in Commerce and Labor |