New York Right to Express Breast Milk Poster

$16.95

New York employers are encouraged to display this poster in the workplace.

SKU: 32703

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Section 206-c of the New York State Labor Law requires that all public and private employers in New York State, regardless of the size or nature of the business, provide employees with unpaid break time to express breast milk for up to three years following child birth. Employers must give their employees at least 20 minutes for each unpaid break. Employees may take shorter breaks if they choose. 

Employers are required to provide a room or other location where employees can express breast milk. The room or location must:

  • be close to an employee’s work area
  • provide good natural or artificial light
  • be private – shielded from view and free from intrusion
  • have accessible, clean running water nearby
  • have an electrical outlet (if the workplace is supplied with electricity)
  • include a chair
  • provide a desk, small table, counter or other flat surface

No employer shall discriminate in any way against an employee who chooses to express breast milk in the workplace. Discrimination can include the encouragement or allowance of a work environment that is hostile to the right of nursing mothers to take leave for this purpose.

Posting Requirements

Employers must notify employees in writing of their right to express breast milk in the workplace when hired, and once a year thereafter. Employers must also remind every employee returning to work following the birth of a child of these rights.

Employees are required to give the employer advance notice, preferably prior to their return following child birth, that they plan to express breast milk in the workplace. Upon receiving a request, employers must respond in writing within five days to the employee.

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