Breastfeeding support at work

SEC. 4207. REASONABLE BREAK TIME FOR NURSING MOTH2
ERS.
3 Section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
4 (29 U.S.C. 207) is amended by adding at the end the fol5
lowing:
6 ‘‘(r)(1) An employer shall provide—
7 ‘‘(A) a reasonable break time for an employee to
8 express breast milk for her nursing child for 1 year
9 after the child’s birth each time such employee has
10 need to express the milk; and
11 ‘‘(B) a place, other than a bathroom, that is
12 shielded from view and free from intrusion from co13
workers and the public, which may be used by an em14
ployee to express breast milk.
15 ‘‘(2) An employer shall not be required to compensate
16 an employee receiving reasonable break time under para17
graph (1) for any work time spent for such purpose.
18 ‘‘(3) An employer that employs less than 50 employees
19 shall not be subject to the requirements of this subsection,
20 if such requirements would impose an undue hardship by
21 causing the employer significant difficulty or expense when
22 considered in relation to the size, financial resources, na23
ture, or structure of the employer’s business.
24 ‘‘(4) Nothing in this subsection shall preempt a State
25 law that provides greater protections to employees than the
26 protections provided for under this subsection.’’.

Yes, I went through the healthcare omnibus to find this for you, my loyal readers. If you work for a company employing at least 50 people, you are now given the right to pump at work in a private area, not a bathroom, as is necessary to you, for a year after giving birth. Now they just to extend that to all employers. And add some paid maternity leave. If I ever run for public office I am so making this part of my platform!