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Introduced
11/19/2015
11/19/2015
In Committee
03/23/2016
03/23/2016
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2017
01/03/2017
Introduced Session
114th Congress
Bill Summary
Supporting Working Moms Act of 2015 This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to extend the requirement that certain employers provide reasonable break time for an employee to express breast milk for her nursing child to bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity employees or outside salesmen who are exempt from federal labor laws that limit the number of hours in a workweek.
AI Summary
This bill, titled the Supporting Working Moms Act of 2015, amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to ensure that certain employees who are currently exempt from federal laws limiting work hours, specifically those in bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacities or outside salesmen, are also provided with reasonable break time to express breast milk for their nursing children. The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) is a foundational U.S. labor law that establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards. The amendments aim to extend the protections for nursing mothers to these exempt employees, who were previously not covered by this specific provision.
Committee Categories
Education, Labor and Employment
Sponsors (22)
Carolyn Maloney (D)*,
Lois Capps (D),
Tony Cárdenas (D),
Matt Cartwright (D),
Judy Chu (D),
Jim Cooper (D),
Rosa DeLauro (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Sander Levin (D),
Daniel Lipinski (D),
Zoe Lofgren (D),
Alan Lowenthal (D),
Michelle Lujan Grisham (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Grace Meng (D),
Gwen Moore (D),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Charles Rangel (D),
Linda Sánchez (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Eric Swalwell (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. (on 03/23/2016)
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