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Here are some
California laws and resolutions that may be of
interest to employers and/or employees. For the
full text of the law or resolution, go to www.leginfo.ca.gov.
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http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=civ&group=00001-01000&file=43-53
Section 43.3 of the Civil Code.
This law provides that a mother
may breastfeed her child in any location, public
or private, except the private home or residence
of another, where the mother and child are authorized
to be present.
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http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/97-98/bill/asm/ab_0151-0200/acr_155_bill_19980901_chaptered.html
Resolution Chapter 152.
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legislature encourages the State of California
and all California employers to strongly support
and encourage the practice of breastfeeding by
striving to accommodate the needs of employees,
and by ensuring that employees are provided with
adequate facilities for breastfeeding, or the
expressing of milk for their children; and that
the Governor declare by executive order that all
State of California employees shall be provided
with adequate facilities for breastfeeding or
the expressing of milk.
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http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=ccp&group=00001-01000&file=190-237
Section 210.5 to the Code of Civil Procedure.
This law exempts breastfeeding
mothers from jury duty, and requires the State to
take steps to eliminate the need for the mother
to appear in court to make this request.
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http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=lab&group=01001-02000&file=1030-1033
Chapter 3.8, Section 1030, Part 3 of Division 2
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This law requires
all California employers to provide a reasonable
amount of break time and make a reasonable effort
to provide a private space, other than a toilet
stall, close to the employee's work area, to accommodate
an employee desiring to express breastmilk for her
baby. The break time shall be unpaid if the break
time does not run concurrently with the rest time
authorized for the |
employee. An
employer is not required to provide break time for
pumping if taking break time beyond the usual time
allotted for breaks would seriously disrupt the
operations of the employer. Violation of this chapter
is subject to a civil penalty of $100.
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http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/calawquery?codesection=hsc&codebody=123360-123365
Section 123360-123365. |
