Breastfeeding Laws
Federal Breastfeeding Laws
Federal Lactation Accomodation Law On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which passed into law a provision of Representative Maloney and Senator Merkley's bill, The Breastfeeding Promotion Act.
- Wage and Hour Division's 'Break Time for Nursing Mothers' information webpage
- Federal Lactation Accomodation Law
- Break Time Requirement FAQs by the Division of Labor
- Public Health Law Network White Paper "Health Care Reform and Nursing Mothers"
- IRS § 213(d) Breast Pumps are Deductible
California Lactation Accommodation Law
California Lactation Accommodation Law AB 1025 was introduced by Dario Frommer (D-Glendale). The Lactation Law came into effect January 1, 2002.
- CA Lactation Accommodation Law Text
- FAQ (by the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement)
- DFEH vs. Acosta Tacos
CA Breastfeeding Law Cards These wallet-sized cards, provided free by the Breastfeeding Task Force, contain text from the laws that protect breastfeeding in public and worksite lactation in English and Spanish.
Other California Breastfeeding Laws
For other breastfeeding laws such as breastfeeding in public and breastfeeding jury duty, click·here.
