TABLE 3.
Provisions of Statutes Relating to Breastfeeding in the Workplace Adopted by 23 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico
| State | Legal Citation (Year of Adoption) | Break Time Provisionsa | Location and Facilities Provisionsa | Employment Discrimination Provisionsa | Infant- and Mother-Friendly Provisions |
| Arkansas | Ark Code Ann §11–5-116 (2009) | 1,b 2 | 1b | ||
| California | Cal [Labor] Code §§1030–1033 (2001) | 1,b 2 | 1b | ||
| Colorado | Colo Rev State §§ 8–13.5–101-104 (2008) | 1,b 2 | 1,b 2 | ||
| Connecticut | Conn Gen Stat §31–40w (2001) | 3b | 1,b 2 | b | |
| District of Columbia | DC Code §2–1401.05 (2007), DC Code §§2–1402.81–83 (2007) | 1,b 2 | 1,b 2 | b | |
| Georgia | Ga Code Ann §34–1-6 (1999) | 4b | 4b | ||
| Hawaii | Haw Rev Stat §§378–2, 10 (1999) | 3b | b | ||
| Illinois | 820 Ill Comp Stat 260/ (2001) | 1,b 2, 5 | 1b | ||
| Indiana | Ind Code §5–10-6–2 (2008), Ind Code §22–2-14–2 (2008) | 1,b 2, 6 | 1,b 5 | ||
| Maine | Me Rev Stat Ann tit 26, §604 (2009) | 1b | 1b | b | |
| Minnesota | Minn Stat §181.939 (1998) | 1,b 2 | 1b | ||
| Mississippi | Miss Code Ann §71–1-55 (2006) | 3b | |||
| Montana | Mont Code Ann §§39–2-215–217 (2007) | 1,b 2, 6 | 1,b 6 | 6b | |
| New Mexico | NM Stat §28–20-2 (2007) | 1,b 5 | 1,b 5 | ||
| New York | NY [Labor] Law §206-c (2007) | 1b | 1b | b | |
| North Dakota | ND Cent Code §23–12-17 (2009) | b | |||
| Oklahoma | Okla Stat tit 40, §435 (2006) | 4b | 4b | ||
| Oregon | Or Rev Stat §§653.075, 0.077, 0.079, 0.253 (2007) | 1,b 2, 5 | 1,b 2, 5 | ||
| Puerto Rico | PR Laws Ann tit 29 §478 et seq (2000, amended 2006) | 1b | |||
| Rhode Island | RI Gen Laws §23–13.2–1 (2003, amended 2008) | 4b | 1,b 2 | ||
| Tennessee | Tenn Code Ann §50–1-305 (1999) | 1,b 2 | 1b | ||
| Texas | Tex [Health] Code Ann §165.003 (1995) | b | |||
| Vermont | Vt Stat Ann tit 21, §305 (2007) | 1,b 2 | 1,b 2 | b | |
| Virginia | Va Code Ann §2.2–2639 (2001) | 5b | |||
| Washington | Wash Rev Code §43.70.640 (2001) | b |
a
1 = statute requires provision of break time, designated location or facilities, or both; 2 = statute exempts businesses if compliance would create a significant hardship; 3 = statute requires that employees be permitted to use conventional break time to express milk, breastfeed, or both; 4 = statute provides that employers may offer break time or designated locations or facilities; 5 = statute exempts specified classes of small employers (Virginia also excludes employers above a certain size); 6 = statute only applies to public-sector employers.
b
Statute addresses the cited provision.