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New Health Care Bill Adds Federal Rights Regarding Lactation / Breast Pumping in Workplace; Conn. Law Unchanged

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Laws and Regulations, Legislative Developments, Wage & Hour

UPDATED Credit Molly DiBianca at Delaware Employment Law Blog and Fitzpatrick on Employment Law for highlighting a little-known provision that was passed in the health care law.  As summarized by Molly: Section 4207, titled, Reasonable Break Time for Nursing Mothers amends the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Because it is born to the FLSA, its… Continue Reading

The Basics: Workplace Conditions of Meal Periods, Breastfeeding, Electronic Monitoring, Lie Detector Tests

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Wage & Hour

Continuing the summer series on the basics of some employment laws in Connecticut, we turn this week to laws regarding working conditions. Indeed, while the anti-discrimination laws and FMLA laws get all the press, there are a whole host of other laws that regulate the workplace conditions.  These are no less important and ignoring this rules… Continue Reading

Lactation in the Workplace – What Happens in Connecticut?

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance

Over the last few days, the mainstream press and blogosphere have been abuzz over the  Harvard Medical School student and new mother who asked for extra time during her licensing exam to express her breast milk.  Ultimately, a Massachusetts court denied Sophie Currier’s request of the National Board of Medical Examiners for the time.  The… Continue Reading