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Bill would expand pregnancy accommodations, require paid lactation breaks and add parental jury excusal; AG warns of enforcement change
Summary
Engrossed second substitute SB 5217 would extend pregnancy-related accommodation protections to all employers, require paid lactation break and travel time, shift enforcement from the Attorney General's Office to L&I, and create a jury excusal/delay for parents of young infants; the Attorney General's Office urged retaining its enforcement role
The Labor & Workplace Standards Committee heard testimony March 19 on Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5217, which would expand workplace accommodations for pregnancy-related conditions, require paid lactation break and travel time, transfer enforcement authority from the Attorney General's Office to the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I), and create a process for delay or excusal from jury service for parents of young infants.
Kelly Leonard, committee staff, summarized current law and the bill. Under current law an employer with 15 or more employees must make reasonable accommodations for pregnancy-related conditions unless doing so creates an undue hardship; the bill would extend the accommodations requirement to any employer with one or more employees and to…
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