Assembly Moves Legislation To Accommodate Nursing Mothers

By: Shohini Mitra (NJ State House News Service) TRENTON, N.J. – A pair of bills that would require workplace accommodations for nursing mothers unanimously advanced out of committee Thursday. Republican Assembly Member Dawn Fantasia from Franklin Borough shared her experiences with the lack of such measures in the workplace over 20 years ago. “I wa

By: New Jersey State House News

Outlets: New Jersey Urban News

Published: September 11, 2026

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Last Updated: 3 days, 23 hours ago

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By: Shohini Mitra (NJ State House News Service)

TRENTON, N.J. – A pair of bills that would require workplace accommodations for nursing mothers unanimously advanced out of committee Thursday.

Republican Assembly Member Dawn Fantasia from Franklin Borough shared her experiences with the lack of such measures in the workplace over 20 years ago.

“I was relegated to a closet where we stored dirty linens. It was a small sink filled with dirty mop water. The …

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