Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Building Inspection Commission backs Supervisor Tang—s workplace lactation ordinance and urges implementation guidance
Summary
The Building Inspection Commission unanimously recommended Supervisor Katie Tang—s ordinance requiring workplace lactation policies and minimum building standards for lactation rooms advance to the Board, while asking DBI to provide administrative bulletins clarifying thresholds and permit procedures.
The San Francisco Building Inspection Commission voted unanimously May 17 to recommend a package of ordinances from Supervisor Katie Tang that would require employers to adopt lactation-accommodation policies and require technical standards for lactation rooms in certain new or remodeled employee spaces. Ashley Summers, legislative aide to Supervisor Tang, presented the proposal and the amendments before the commission.
Summers said the ordinance builds on state and federal rules by adding minimum standards for lactation spaces and an administrative process for requests. "Employers are already required to give these to their employees," she said, noting the local law would add safety and functionality standards: a surface for a pump and personal…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
