The House passed a bill Friday to expand federal requirements that employers provide break time and accommodations for nursing mothers to pump breast milk in a private, nonbathroom space.
Dubbed the PUMP for Working Mothers Act, the bipartisan legislation led by Democratic Rep. Carolyn Maloney of New York and Republican Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler of Washington would close a “loophole” or “coverage gap” under the 2010 Break Time for Nursing Mothers Act, which first mandated that workplaces provide nursing and pumping accommodations. Companion legislation has been introduced in the Senate by Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Oregon Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley.
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