28-20-2. Use of a breast pump in the workplace.
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A. In order to foster the ability of a nursing mother who is an employee to use a breast pump in the workplace, an employer, including the state and its political subdivisions, shall provide:
(1)a space for using the breast pump that is:
(a)clean and private;
(b)near the employee's workspace; and
(c)not a bathroom; and
(2)flexible break times.
B. An employer shall not be liable for:
(1)storage or refrigeration of breast milk;
(2)payment for a nursing mother's break time in addition to established employee breaks; or
(3)payment of overtime while a nursing mother is using a breast pump.
History: Laws 2007, ch. 18, § 1.