Texas Law
• HB786
Starting Sep. 1st, 2015, Texas public employers, including school districts, will be legally required to provide employees with time & a place to express breastmilk!
• Texas Health and Safety Code Title 2, Chapter 165 Breast-Feeding.
A mother is entitled to breastfeed her baby in any location in which the mother is authorized to be.
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Federal Law
The federal law provides that employees who work for employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and are not exempt from section 7 – which sets forth the FLSA’s overtime pay requirements – are entitled to a reasonable amount of break time and a space to express milk as frequently as needed by the nursing mother, for up to one year following the birth of the employee’s child.
• Section 7(r) of the Fair Labor Standards Act – Break Time for Nursing Mothers Provision.
More information about the law is available here or by calling 1-866-4USWAGE (1-866-487-9243).