Labor/Employment
Nov. 12, 2018
New law requires California employers to accommodate lactation
Employers should carefully review their procedures for providing lactation accommodation in accord with the requirements of AB 1976, which goes into effect on January 1, 2019.
Benjamin M. Ebbink
Of Counsel
Fisher Phillips
Phone: (916) 210-0400
Email: bebbink@fisherphillips.com
UC Davis King Hall
For 15 years, Benjamin served as chief consultant to the California Assembly Committee on Labor and Employment, acting as the primary policy expert on labor and employment matters for the California State Assembly.
Lactation accommodation continues to be a hot topic of discussion at the federal, state and local level. California has had a "lactation accommodation" law on the books since 2002, requiring employers to provide reasonable break time and a location for employees to express breast milk.
But the federal government has gotten in the game as well. The Fair Labor Standards Act provides that, for up to one year after a child's birth, a nur...
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