Breastfeeding and the Law
50 States Summary of Breastfeeding Laws
Know
Your Rights! Business Cards
These wallet-sized cards, provided free by the
Breastfeeding Task Force, contain text from
lactation laws in the State of California. These
cards are a great thing to carry around or to hand
out so that you, your clients, and your friends know
about the lactation rights guaranteed by California
law.
Federal Breastfeeding Legislation
Representative Carolyn
B. Maloney has introduced federal legislation,
called the Breastfeeding Promotion Act, that would
shield mothers from discrimination for
breastfeeding, encouraging new mothers to
breastfeed. Maloney has also released two Congressional reports on breastfeeding.
For more information on federal breastfeeding
legislation, please click the above link to visit Maloney's web site.
The Division of Labor
Standards Enforcement (DLSE)
The DLSE is the state agency that enforces labor
laws in the State of California. If you feel
that you have been unfairly discriminated against in
the workplace, please visit one of the following
DLSE pages for more information:
Breastfeeding Laws
Click one of the links below to read the text of
actual laws in the State of California that have to
do with breastfeeding and lactation accommodation:
If you have
any questions or need legal assistance in breastfeeding, please email
info@breastfeedla.org.
