Alabama House committee approves bill requiring job accommodations for breastfeeding mothers

By: Anna Barrett

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: January 28, 2026

Words: 282

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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An Alabama House committee approved a bill that would require companies that have more than 50 employers to give breastfeeding mothers time and space to breastfeed.

HB 290, sponsored by Rep. Juandalynn Givan, D-Birmingham, is slightly different from federal law. The federal law considers a bathroom to be a “reasonable” location, but Givan’s bill specifies the location to be a room other than a bathroom.

“Some women feel that it’s unsanitary to have to …

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