Bill > HB290

This bill, known as the Nursing Mother's Act, requires employers in Alabama to provide employees with reasonable, unpaid break time or allow the use of paid break or meal times each day for the purpose of expressing breast milk, with the aim that this time runs concurrently with existing breaks if possible, though employers are not obligated to provide this if it creates an undue hardship on their operations, and employees are expected to minimize disruption. Additionally, employers must make reasonable efforts to provide a private space, other than a bathroom, near the work area for expressing breast milk, without requiring the construction of a new room solely for this purpose, and employers are prohibited from discriminating against employees who choose to express breast milk in compliance with these provisions, with the act taking effect on October 1, 2026.

Health and Social Services

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