Federal Legislation
Section 4207 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (also known as Health Care Reform), amended the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), or federal wage and hour law. The amendment requires employers to provide reasonable break time and a private, non-bathroom place for nursing mothers to express breast milk during the workday, for one year after the child’s birth. The new requirements became effective when the Affordable Care Act was signed into law on March 23, 2010. Visit the "Workplace Support in Federal Law" page to learn more.
State Legislation
The National Conference of State Legislatures provides compiled listings of breastfeeding-related state legislation.
Mothering magazine publishes several resources on breastfeeding laws: