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GA SB327
Bill
Status
Engrossed
3/12/2020
Primary Sponsor
Zahra Karinshak
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AI Summary
- Requires employers to provide reasonable break time each day for employees to express breast milk for a nursing child (defined as 24 months or younger), changing the existing law from permissive ("may") to mandatory ("shall") language
- Employers must provide a private room or location, other than a restroom, in close proximity to the employee's work area for expressing breast milk; break time may run concurrently with existing breaks, and employers may not reduce an employee's pay for these breaks
- Employers with fewer than 50 employees may be exempt if they demonstrate the requirements would impose an undue hardship based on the size, financial resources, nature, or structure of the business
- Prohibits employer discrimination or retaliation against employees for using or requesting breast milk expression breaks, or for reporting an employer's violation of the law
- Creates a private cause of action for employees against employers who violate the law, with damages to include reasonable attorneys' fees, filing fees, and costs of the action
Legislative Description
Labor and Industrial Relations; employers to provide reasonable break time to employee to express breast milk for nursing child; require
Last Action
House Second Readers
6/15/2020
Full Bill Text
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