Minnesota Becomes 3rd State To Require Paid Breaks For Nursing Moms To Pump Breast Milk

CBS Minnesota

November 11, 2021

The state Legislature this year approved paid break time for nursing mothers in a move that got bipartisan support and that experts call the “next frontier” for gender equity in the workplace.

GOP Sen. Julia Coleman and DFL Rep. Erin Koegel worked together in the House and the Senate to expand the protections, guaranteeing that no one would lose income to pump breast milk.

Federal law requires most employers to provide reasonable break time, but no compensation is required.

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