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Section 28-20-2 - Use of a breast pump in the workplace.

NM Stat § 28-20-2 (2019) (N/A)
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A. In order to foster the ability of a nursing mother who is an employee to use a breast pump in the workplace, an employer, including the state and its political subdivisions, shall provide:

(1) a space for using the breast pump that is:

(a) clean and private;

(b) near the employee's workspace; and

(c) not a bathroom; and

(2) flexible break times.

B. An employer shall not be liable for:

(1) storage or refrigeration of breast milk;

(2) payment for a nursing mother's break time in addition to established employee breaks; or

(3) payment of overtime while a nursing mother is using a breast pump.

History: Laws 2007, ch. 18, § 1.

Effective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 18, contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 15, 2007, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.

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