Nursing Employees Given the Right to Express Breast Milk at Work

October 23, 2007

Effective August 15, 2007, New York employers will be required to either (1) provide a reasonable amount of unpaid daily break time, or (2) permit nursing employees to use paid daily break time or meal time to express breast milk for a period of up to three years following childbirth.

Employers will also be required to make “reasonable efforts” to provide a clean, private room where nursing employees can express and store breast milk.

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