By now, you may have heard about the Victoria’s Secret customer in Texas who was not allowed to breastfeed in a fitting room.
The story, as reported by The Blaze, should give pause to in-house counsel to consider revisiting company policy and staff training to make sure everyone is up to speed on the legal status of breastfeeding – both with regard to customers and employees.
Here are five breastfeeding-related legal reminders every corporate counsel should recall:
Breastfeeding laws are far from clear-cut. But as the Victoria’s Secret debacle clearly demonstrates, limiting a woman’s ability to breastfeed can lead to many more uncomfortable consequences than catching a glimpse of an exposed breast.
Related Resources:
- Victoria’s Secret store bans mom from breastfeeding (NBC’s Today)
- Despite anti-pregnancy discrimination laws, the practice continues (FindLaw’s KnowledgeBase)
- ‘Price Is Right’ Loses Legal Showdown Over Maternity Leave (FindLaw’s In House)
- Moms at Work: Do Your Policies Help or Hurt? (FindLaw’s In House)
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