City of Baltimore - File #: 18-0276

• File #: 18-0276
• Version: 0
• Name: Lactation Accommodations in the Workplace
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 8/6/2018
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 12/13/2018
• Enactment #: 18-213
• Title: Lactation Accommodations in the Workplace For the purpose of requiring certain employers to provide certain lactation accommodations (including lactation breaks and locations) and to develop, distribute, and implement certain policies and procedures for providing these lactation accommodations; establishing minimum standards for lactation accommodations; defining certain terms; providing for certain exceptions and authorizing certain waivers or variances under certain conditions; requiring employers to maintain certain records; prohibiting retaliatory or discriminatory actions against persons exercising rights under this Ordinance; authorizing the adoption of administrative rule and regulations to carry out this Ordinance; providing for administrative and judicial review of and remedial relief for violations; imposing certain criminal penalties for violations; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the required provision of certain lactation accommodations fo...
• Sponsors: Shannon Sneed, President Young, Ryan Dorsey, Brandon M. Scott, John T. Bullock, Kristerfer Burnett, Bill Henry, Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer, Leon F. Pinkett, III, Zeke Cohen, Eric T. Costello, Edward Reisinger, Robert Stokes, Sr., Sharon Green Middleton, Mary Pat Clarke
• Indexes: Accomodations, Lactation , Workplace

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/14/2019	0	Mayor	Signed by Mayor
12/3/2018	0	City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor
11/19/2018	0	City Council	3rd Reader, Enrolled for Final Passage
10/29/2018	0	City Council	3rd Reader, for final passage
10/29/2018	0	Labor Committee	Recommended Favorably with Amendment
10/17/2018	0	Labor Committee	Recommended Favorably with Amendment	Pass
9/17/2018	0	Labor Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
8/9/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Human Resources
8/9/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Health
8/9/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to Office of Civil Rights and Wage Enforcement
8/9/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
8/9/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of General Services
8/9/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Finance
8/6/2018	0	City Council	Assigned
8/6/2018	0	City Council	Introduced

Explanation: Capitals indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* Warning: This is an unofficial, introductory copy of the bill.
The official copy considered by the City Council is the first reader copy.
Introductory*

City of Baltimore
Council Bill

Introduced by: Councilmember Sneed
A Bill Entitled

An Ordinance concerning
title
Lactation Accommodations in the Workplace
For the purpose of requiring certain employers to provide certain lactation accommodations (including lactation breaks and locations) and to develop, distribute, and implement certain policies and procedures for providing these lactation accommodations; establishing minimum standards for lactation accommodations; defining certain terms; providing for certain exceptions and authorizing certain waivers or variances under certain conditions; requiring employers to maintain certain records; prohibiting retaliatory or discriminatory actions against persons exercising rights under this Ordinance; authorizing the adoption of administrative rule and regulations to carry out this Ordinance; providing for administrative and judicial review of and remedial relief for violations; imposing certain criminal penalties for violations; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the required provision of certain lactation accommodations for employees.
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By repealing and reordaining, without amendments
Article 4 - Community Relations
Section 1-101(a) and (f)(1)
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

By repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 11 - Community Relations
Section 1-101(f)(3)
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

By adding
Article 11 - Labor and Employm...