| 13 | | - | Section 1. Section 31-40w of the general statutes is repealed and the |
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| 14 | | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): |
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| 15 | | - | (a) Any employee may, at her discretion, express breast milk or |
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| 16 | | - | breastfeed on site at her workplace during her meal or break period. |
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| 17 | | - | (b) An employer shall make reasonable efforts to provide a room or |
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| 18 | | - | other location, in close proximity to the work area, other than a toilet |
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| 19 | | - | stall, where the employee can express her milk in private, and provided |
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| 20 | | - | there is no undue hardship, such room or other location shall (1) be free |
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| 21 | | - | from intrusion and shielded from the public while such employee |
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| 22 | | - | expresses breast milk, (2) include or be situated near a refrigerator or |
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| 23 | | - | employee-provided portable cold storage device in which the employee |
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| 24 | | - | can store her breast milk, and (3) include access to an electrical outlet. |
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| 25 | | - | (c) An employer shall not discriminate against, discipline or take any |
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| 26 | | - | adverse employment action against any employee because such |
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| 27 | | - | employee has elected to exercise her rights under subsection (a) of this |
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| 28 | | - | section. |
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| 29 | | - | (d) As used in this section, "employer" means a person engaged in House Bill No. 5158 |
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| 24 | + | Section 1. Section 31-40w of the general statutes is repealed and the 1 |
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| 25 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 2 |
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| 26 | + | (a) Any employee may, at her discretion, express breast milk or 3 |
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| 27 | + | breastfeed on site at her workplace during her meal or break period. 4 |
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| 28 | + | (b) An employer shall make reasonable efforts to provide a room or 5 |
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| 29 | + | other location, in close proximity to the work area, other than a toilet 6 |
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| 30 | + | stall, where the employee can express her milk in private, and provided 7 |
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| 31 | + | there is no undue hardship, such room or other location shall (1) be free 8 |
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| 32 | + | from intrusion and shielded from the public while such employee 9 |
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| 33 | + | expresses breast milk, (2) include or be situated near a refrigerator or 10 |
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| 34 | + | employee-provided portable cold storage device in which the employee 11 |
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| 35 | + | can store her breast milk, and (3) include access to an electrical outlet. 12 |
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| 36 | + | (c) An employer shall not discriminate against, discipline or take any 13 |
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| 37 | + | adverse employment action against any employee because such 14 Committee Bill No. 5158 |
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| 33 | | - | business who has one or more employees, including the state and any |
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| 34 | | - | political subdivision of the state; "employee" means any person engaged |
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| 35 | | - | in service to an employer in the business of the employer; "reasonable |
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| 36 | | - | efforts" means any effort that would not impose an undue hardship on |
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| 37 | | - | the operation of the employer's business; and "undue hardship" means |
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| 38 | | - | any action that requires significant difficulty or expense when |
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| 39 | | - | considered in relation to factors such as the size of the business, its |
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| 40 | | - | financial resources and the nature and structure of its operation. |
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| 44 | + | employee has elected to exercise her rights under subsection (a) of this 15 |
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| 45 | + | section. 16 |
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| 46 | + | (d) As used in this section, "employer" means a person engaged in 17 |
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| 47 | + | business who has one or more employees, including the state and any 18 |
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| 48 | + | political subdivision of the state; "employee" means any person engaged 19 |
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| 49 | + | in service to an employer in the business of the employer; "reasonable 20 |
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| 50 | + | efforts" means any effort that would not impose an undue hardship on 21 |
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| 51 | + | the operation of the employer's business; and "undue hardship" means 22 |
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| 52 | + | any action that requires significant difficulty or expense when 23 |
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| 53 | + | considered in relation to factors such as the size of the business, its 24 |
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| 54 | + | financial resources and the nature and structure of its operation. 25 |
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| 55 | + | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following |
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| 56 | + | sections: |
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| 57 | + | |
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| 58 | + | Section 1 October 1, 2021 31-40w |
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| 60 | + | LAB Joint Favorable |
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