Mississippi Legislature
2005 Regular Session

House Bill 477

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Background

Title

Description: Employees; employers provide unpaid break time and private location to express breast milk for child.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/10 (H) Referred To Labor
2 02/01 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2005
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

House Committee:

Principal Author: Dedeaux

Additional Author: Wells-Smith

Title: AN ACT TO REQUIRE EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE REASONABLE UNPAID BREAK TIME EACH DAY TO EMPLOYEES WHO NEED TO EXPRESS BREAST MILK FOR THE EMPLOYEE'S INFANT CHILD; TO PROVIDE THAT THE BREAK TIME SHALL RUN CONCURRENTLY WITH ANY BREAK TIME ALREADY PROVIDED TO THE EMPLOYEES, IF POSSIBLE; TO PROVIDE THAT EMPLOYERS SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE BREAK TIME UNDER THIS ACT IF IT WOULD UNDULY DISRUPT THE OPERATIONS OF THE EMPLOYER; TO PROVIDE THAT EMPLOYERS SHALL MAKE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO PROVIDE A ROOM OR OTHER LOCATION IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE WORK AREA WHERE EMPLOYEES CAN EXPRESS BREAST MILK IN PRIVACY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/01/05 at 18:17.

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