Introduced
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To mandate that an employer must grant an employee who is a mother nursing a baby “breaks as necessary” to do, so or to express breast milk for a nursing child, with a place to do that meets requirements specified in the bill. Violations would subject an employer to of fines up to $2,500, and a court could also impose damage awards on employers. The Michigan Civil Rights Commission would be empowered to receive, initiate, investigate, conciliate, adjust, dispose of, issue charges, and hold hearings on complaints.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Tourism
