New York S 897: Relates to nursing employees

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S00897 Summary:

BILL NOS00897 

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SAME ASSAME AS A10053

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SPONSORMARTINEZ

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COSPNSRCOMRIE, FERNANDEZ, JACKSON, PALUMBO, RHOADS

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §206-c, Lab L

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Allows nursing employees to request a sink designated for washing breast pump equipment in the room designated for nursing.

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BILL NOS00897 

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO LABOR

01/07/2026REFERRED TO LABOR

05/05/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 897

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. MARTINEZ, COMRIE, FERNANDEZ, JACKSON, PALUMBO,
 RHOADS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
 committed to the Committee on Labor

 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to nursing employees

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 206-c of the
 2 labor law, as added by chapter 672 of the laws of 2022, is amended to
 3 read as follows:
 4 (a) Upon request of an employee who chooses to express breast milk in
 5 the workplace, an employer shall designate a room or other location
 6 which shall be made available for use by such employee to express breast
 7 milk. Such room or other location shall be a place that is: (i) in close
 8 proximity to the work area; (ii) well lit; (iii) shielded from view; and
 9 (iv) free from intrusion from other persons in the workplace or the
 10 public. Such room or other location shall provide, at minimum, a chair,
 11 a working surface, nearby access to clean running water or, upon request
 12 of an employee who chooses to express breast milk in the workplace, a
 13 sink or individual basin designated for the washing of breast pump
 14 attachments, and, if the workplace is supplied with electricity, an
 15 electrical outlet. The room or location provided by the employer for
 16 this purpose shall not be a restroom or toilet stall.
 17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02815-01-5

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