August 28, 2007 |
Posted By Diane Pfadenhauer |
New York Enacts New Law Protecting Rights of Nursing Mothers in the Workplace
Last week Governor Spitzer signed new legislation that protects nursing mothers in the workplace. The law, which goes into effect immediately, "requires employers to provide uncompensated time, and make a reasonable effort to provide private space for women to express milk or nurse their children for a period of up to three years following the birth of a child. In addition, it also bars an employer from discriminating against an employee exercising this right."