Jackson Lewis: New York State Clarifies Rights of Working Mothers | Practical Law
This Law Firm Publication by Jackson Lewis P.C. addresses two bills that amend New York's Public Health Law concerning the issue of breastfeeding. One bill, effective immediately, establishes the right to breastfeed at an employee's place of work in an environment that does not discourage breastfeeding. The bill also empowers the commissioner to provide education encouraging employers to establish those environments. The second bill, effective January 1, 2016, reaffirms the rights established under the New York Labor Law to allow employees reasonable unpaid breaks to express and pump breast milk for up to three years post-childbirth.