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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY SOLOBAY, BARRAR, BRENNAN, BRIGGS, DePASQUALE, DONATUCCI, FRANKEL, HARKINS, KOTIK, MANN, MUNDY, JOSEPHS AND FREEMAN, APRIL 21, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR RELATIONS, APRIL 21, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of July 8, 2007 (P.L.90, No.28), entitled "An |
2 | act permitting a mother the freedom to nurse her child in |
3 | public; and providing that breastfeeding may not be |
4 | considered a nuisance, indecent exposure, sexual conduct or |
5 | obscenity," defining "breastfeeding"; and further providing |
6 | for workplace and for breastfeeding by employees. |
7 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
8 | hereby enacts as follows: |
9 | Section 1. The act of July 8, 2007 (P.L.90, No.28), known as |
10 | the Freedom to Breastfeed Act, is amended by adding sections to |
11 | read: |
12 | Section 2.1. Definitions. |
13 | The following words and phrases when used in this act shall |
14 | have the meanings given to them in this section unless the |
15 | context clearly indicates otherwise: |
16 | "Breastfeed." The feeding of a child with breast milk |
17 | directly from the breast. |
18 | Section 5. Workplace. |
19 | Any employer, employment agency or labor organization shall |
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1 | not refuse to hire or employ, bar or discharge from employment, |
2 | withhold pay, demote, penalize or otherwise discriminate against |
3 | an individual who is lactating because the individual |
4 | breastfeeds or expresses her breast milk at the workplace. |
5 | Section 6. Breastfeeding by employees. |
6 | No employer shall prohibit an employee who is lactating from |
7 | expressing her breast milk during any meal period or other break |
8 | period required by law to be provided by the employer or |
9 | required by collective bargaining agreement. |
10 | Section 7. Information. |
11 | The Department of Health and the Department of Labor shall |
12 | provide, to employees and employers, on their Internet websites |
13 | information and links to other websites where employees and |
14 | employers can access information concerning breastfeeding in the |
15 | workplace. |
16 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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