HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut lawmakers have advanced legislation aimed at making it easier for mothers to pump their breast milk.
The House of Representatives voted 142-1 Tuesday to build upon current law, which requires employers to make reasonable efforts to provide a room or location other than a toilet stall, where a worker can express her breast milk in private during a break.
This latest bill specifies that the location must be free from intrusion and shielded from the public. It also must have access to an electrical outlet and be near a refrigerator or employee-provided portable cold-storage container.
Democratic Rep. Caroline Simmons of Stamford says she heard from one mother who was harassed while pumping her in car, and another whose boss refused to provide a location.
The bill awaits Senate action.
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