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Introduced
11/19/2015
11/19/2015
In Committee
11/19/2015
11/19/2015
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, 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 the number of hours in a workweek, 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 is a foundational U.S. law that establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards. By extending this break time requirement to these exempt employees, the bill aims to support working mothers in continuing to breastfeed their infants.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (9)
Jeff Merkley (D)*,
Bob Casey (D),
Al Franken (D),
Kirsten Gillibrand (D),
Ed Markey (D),
Lisa Murkowski (R),
Chuck Schumer (D),
Elizabeth Warren (D),
Ron Wyden (D),
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (on 11/19/2015)
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