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Breastfeeding 1-2-3 - Feb 28, 2008
Starting July 1, 2008, a new Indiana law protects breastfeeding in the workplace. The law applies to businesses with 25 or more employees, as well as the state and political subdivisions of the state. Governor Mitch …
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Breastfeeding 1-2-3 - Mar 16, 2007
The hard work of lactation activists in New Mexico has paid off with the enactment of House Bill 613: Use of a Breast Pump in the Workplace (PDF). The new law states: A. In order to foster the ability of a nursing …
Also tagged: law, news, activism, uncategorized, breastfeeding, pumping, new mexico, lactation
Breastfeeding 1-2-3 - Mar 8, 2007
Michigan Senator Gretchen Whitmer has introduced Senate Bill 275 which would provide an exemption for nursing mothers from jury duty. If enacted as written the law would state: A nursing mother may claim exemption …
Also tagged: law, news, michigan, activism, breastfeeding, lactation, advantages of breastfeeding
Breastfeeding 1-2-3 - Mar 6, 2007
The Detroit News ran an article “Is Your Workplace New-Mom Friendly?” by Jennifer Youssef on March 5, 2007. Youssef describes how many employers strive to accommodate new mothers by providing amenities such as …
Also tagged: law, news, activism, employers, breastfeeding, pumping, nursing in public, detroit news
Breastfeeding 1-2-3 - Mar 2, 2007
Yesterday Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal signed into law a bill that exempts breastfeeding from the state’s indecent exposure law. The law is a far cry from the original progressive legislation proposed by …
Also tagged: law, news, activism, wyoming, breastfeeding, nursing in public, lactation, indecent exposure
Breastfeeding 1-2-3 - Feb 25, 2007
Good news on the breastfeeding front in Pennsylvania. State senator Connie Williams has introduced legislation that would establish the Right to Breast-feed Act. If enacted as written, Senate Bill 34 would protect the …
Also tagged: law, news, activism, pennsylvania, breastfeeding, nursing in public, lactation, leigh bellini, breastfeeding in public
Breastfeeding 1-2-3 - Feb 21, 2007
While breastfeeding protections already exist in Texas, I’m happy to report that revised legislation is in the works. At the end of last year Texas was the site of two controversies over breastfeeding in public. In the …
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Breastfeeding 1-2-3 - Feb 19, 2007
A Michigan mother wrote to me today asking for help to spread the word about change needed in the Michigan law. Her call for change stems from a distressing experience she had at her son’s daycare. Katy writes: This …
Also tagged: law, news, michigan, activism, daycare, breastfeeding, working mothers, lactation, toddler nursing, lactivism
Breastfeeding 1-2-3 - Feb 16, 2007
The Jackson Hole Star Tribune originally reported on February 5, 2007, that the proposed Wyoming breastfeeding legislation stalled in committee , but on February 16 the Billings Gazette reported that a substantially …
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Breastfeeding 1-2-3 - Feb 11, 2007
The Citizens’ Voice reports that Pennsylvania state representative Babette Josephs plans to introduce two pieces of breastfeeding legislation. The first would prohibit local governments from enacting ordinances that …
Also tagged: law, activism, pennsylvania, breastfeeding, nursing in public, lactation