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Breastfeeding Rest and Meal Break New York

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Paid Lactation Breaks Are Now Mandatory In New York

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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 paid break time for...more

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New York Employers Must Provide Paid Lactation Breaks: 4 Key Takeaways

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Nursing employees now have the right to paid break time to express breast milk during the workday under a New York State law that took effect June 19. This move underscores Governor Hochul’s push for legislation supporting...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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New York Expands Required Workplace Accommodations for Nursing Employees: 5 Things Employers Should Know

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New York is expanding accommodations and protections for nursing employees in the workplace. In accordance with amendments to New York Labor Law Section 206-c, which will go into effect in June 2023, employers across the...more

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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 that an employer...more

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New York State Expands Accommodations for Nursing Mothers in the Workplace

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Private sector employers throughout New York must meet new time, space and notice requirements for accommodating employees who pump breast milk in the workplace by June 7, 2023, under a new law signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul on...more

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New York State Expands Lactation Accommodation Requirements

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On December 9, 2022, New York State amended the Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act to provide additional specifications for lactation rooms and to impose new written policy requirements on all employers. The new...more

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