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Committee hears expansion of pregnancy accommodations and paid lactation breaks; AG worried about loss of enforcement role
Summary
Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5,217 would expand pregnancy and postpartum workplace accommodations to employers of one or more employees, require paid time for lactation and travel to lactation locations, and shift enforcement from the Attorney General’s Office to LNI; AG officials said repeal of AGO enforcement authority raises concerns about timely, specialist enforcement.
Kelly Leonard, staff to the committee, briefed members on Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5,217, which would expand protections for pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions to all employers (including nonprofit religious organizations), require that paid time at an employee's regular rate be provided for lactation breaks and time spent traveling to a private location, and shift primary enforcement from the Attorney General’s Office to the Department of…
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