Bill Text: CA AB2468 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Lactation accommodation: workplace designation.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2010-09-23 - Vetoed by Governor. [AB2468 Detail]

Download: California-2009-AB2468-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 2468	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member De Leon

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2010

   An act to add Section 1034 to the Labor Code, relating to
lactation accommodation.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2468, as introduced, De Leon. Lactation accommodation:
workplace designation.
   Existing law requires every employer to provide a reasonable
amount of break time to accommodate an employee who desires to
express breast milk for the employee's infant child. Existing law
requires employers to make reasonable efforts to provide the employee
with the use of a room, other than a toilet stall, for the employee
to express breast milk, as specified.
   This bill would authorize an employer to use the designation
"Mother-Friendly Worksite" in its promotional materials if the
employer submits its workplace breast-feeding policy to the Labor
Commissioner and the Labor Commissioner determines that the employer'
s policy provides for specified criteria.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 1034 is added to the Labor Code, to read:
   1034.  (a) An employer may use the designation "Mother-Friendly
Worksite" on its promotional materials if the employer submits its
workplace breast-feeding policy to the Labor Commissioner and the
Labor Commissioner determines that the policy provides for all of the
following:
   (1) Flexible work scheduling, including scheduling breaks and
permitting work patterns that provide time for expression of breast
milk.
   (2) A convenient, sanitary, safe, and private location, other than
a toilet stall, allowing privacy for breast-feeding or expressing
breast milk.
   (3) A convenient, clean, and safe water source with facilities for
washing hands and rinsing breast-pumping equipment located in or
near the private location specified in paragraph (2).
   (4) A convenient hygienic refrigerator in the workplace for the
temporary storage of breast milk.
   (b) The Labor Commissioner shall maintain a list of employers who
are eligible to use the "Mother-Friendly Worksite" designation and
shall publish that list on its Internet Web site.
   (c) The provisions of this section are not subject to Section
1033.