WMC’s Senior Director of Workforce, Education & Employment Policy Rachel Ver Velde testified on Senate Bill 430, expressing concern regarding its impact on employers statewide.
Senate Bill 430 in part, aligns state law with a recently passed federal law, the PUMP Act, regarding mandates for employers to provide certain accommodations for breastfeeding employees. But it also adds additional mandates on employers outside the federal law. WMC shared that most employers already provide these accommodations for their employees, and creating state standards separate from federal standards creates confusion and can be overly burdensome.
