Common use of Lactation Accommodation Clause in Contracts

Lactation Accommodation. A. In accordance with Senate Bill 142 and Labor Code Section 1031, the County shall provide each employee with the use of a room or other location for the employee to express milk in private. The room or location may include the place where the employee normally works if it otherwise meets the requirements in Sections C-F below. B. County Departments shall provide a reasonable amount of break time to accommodate an employee desiring to express breast milk. Break time must be provided each time the employee has a need to express milk. The denial of reasonable break time or adequate space to express milk shall be considered a violation of the law. An impacted employee may file a complaint through the grievance procedure and/or with the Labor Commissioner Field Enforcement Unit. C. A lactation room or location shall not be a bathroom and shall be near the employee’s work area, shielded from view, and free from intrusion while the employee is expressing milk. D. A lactation room or location shall comply with all of the following requirements: 1. Be safe, clean, and free of hazardous materials, as defined in Labor Code Section 6382 and Senate Bill 142. 2. Contain a surface to place a breast pump and personal items. 3. Contain a place to sit. 4. Have access to electricity or alternatives devices, including, but not limited to, extension cords or charging stations, needed to operate an electric or battery-powered breast pump. E. The County shall also provide access to a sink with running water and a refrigerator or another cooling device suitable for storing milk near the employee’s workspace. F. Where a multipurpose room is used for lactation, among other uses, the use of the room for lactation shall take precedence over the other uses, but only for the time it is in use for lactation purposes.

Lactation Accommodation. A. In accordance with Senate Bill 142 and Labor Code Section 1031, the County shall provide each employee with the use of a room or other location for the employee to express milk in private. The room or location may include the place where the employee normally works if it otherwise meets the requirements in Sections sections C-F below. B. County Departments shall provide a reasonable amount of break time to accommodate an employee desiring to express breast milk. Break time must be provided each time the employee has a need to express milk. The denial of reasonable break time or adequate space to express milk shall be considered a violation of the law. An impacted employee may file a complaint through the grievance procedure and/or with the Labor Commissioner Field Enforcement Unit. C. A lactation room or location shall not be a bathroom and shall be near in close proximity to the employee’s work area, shielded from view, and free from intrusion while the employee is expressing milk. D. A lactation room or location shall comply with all of the following requirements: 1. Be safe, clean, and free of hazardous materials, as defined in Labor Code Section 6382 and Senate Bill 142. 2. Contain a surface to place a breast pump and personal items. 3. Contain a place to sit. 4. Have access to electricity or alternatives devices, including, but not limited to, extension cords or charging stations, needed to operate an electric or battery-powered breast pump. E. The County shall also provide access to a sink with running water and a refrigerator or another cooling device suitable for storing milk near in close proximity to the employee’s workspace. F. Where a multipurpose room is used for lactation, among other uses, the use of the room for lactation shall take precedence over the other uses, but only for the time it is in use for lactation purposes.