Laws & Lobbying
Florida courthouses are typically required to supply lactation areas beneath new legislation
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Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a invoice final week that requires county courthouses within the state to have non-public, clear lactation rooms with a minimum of one electrical outlet.
The invoice takes impact at the start of 2024, report Florida Politics and Law.com.
Exceptions could also be made if offering lactation rooms requires new building or the price will not be affordable.
The sponsors of the measure are Florida Democrats who’re attorneys. They’re State Sen. Lori Berman and State Rep. Ashley Gantt.
Devoted lactation areas have been a precedence for the Florida Affiliation for Ladies Attorneys, in accordance with the Florida Bar News.
Deborah Baker of Greenspoon Marder had pushed for a lactation room, which opened in 2016, within the Miami-Dade County Courthouse.
“I’m thrilled to listen to that Florida is requiring lactation rooms in our courthouses,” Baker advised Legislation.com. “It’s one factor to say that we consider in equality, and that girls ought to have equal alternatives within the workforce. However with out measures corresponding to this, these are solely phrases.”
See additionally:
ABAJournal.com: “Lactation stations and breastfeeding lodging are wanted for bar examination attendees”
