AL HB21

Creates the "Nursing Mother's Act" requiring Alabama employers to provide reasonable unpaid break time or allow use of paid break time and meal time for employees to express breast milk.

Mandates employers make reasonable efforts to provide a private location other than a bathroom in close proximity to the work area for breast milk expression, though employers are not required to build a dedicated room.

Allows break time to run concurrently with existing break periods when possible and exempts employers from compliance if providing break time would create undue hardship on operations.

Prohibits employers from discriminating against employees who choose to express breast milk in the workplace and holds employers harmless if they make reasonable efforts to comply with the law.

Becomes effective October 1, 2025.