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Relating to Breastfeeding in the Workplace
State:Hawaii
Subject: Nursing Mothers' Rights in the Workplace
Bill: H.B. 2228/S.B. 2573
Sponsor: Maramuto (R)/Chun Oakland (D)
Senate bill introduced: 01/20/2012
House bill introduced and referred to House Committees on Labor, Economic Revitalization & Business, and Judiciary: 01/23/2012
Senate bill referred to Senate Committees on Judiciary & Labor and Ways & Means: 01/23/2012
House Committee on Labor recommend passage with amendments: 01/31/2012
House bill reported from Committee on Labor with amendments, referred to House Committee on Economic Revitalization & Business: 02/07/2012
House bill re-referred to House Committees on Labor and Judiciary: 02/08/2012
Senate Committee on Judiciary & Labor passed Senate bill with amendments: 02/09/2012
Senate bill referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means: 02/17/2012
House bill passed House Committee on Judiciary with amendments: 02/21/2012
House bill passed House, transmitted to Senate: 03/06/2012
House bill referred to Senate Committees on Judiciary & Labor and Ways & Means: 03/08/2012
House bill passed Senate Committee on Judiciary & Labor with amendments: 03/19/2012
House bill referred to Senate Committee on Ways & Means: 03/23/2012
Summary:
Requires all employers with 20 or more employees to make “reasonable efforts” to provide a place other than a bathroom for women workers to express breast milk. Creates a civil fine for non-compliant employers.
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