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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