Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PROMOTING BREASTFEEDING BY ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING LACTATION STATIONS IN WORKPLACES FOR WORKING MOTHERS, PROVIDING FOR ITS VIOLATION THEREOF AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
July 12, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 1010, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROMOTING BREASTFEEDING BY ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING LACTATION STATIONS IN WORKPLACES FOR WORKING MOTHERS, PROVIDING FOR ITS VIOLATION THEREOF AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| ABSTRACT : "Breastfeeding Promotion Act". It is hereby mandated that lactations shall be established in workplaces for nursing female employees, which must have a lavatory for hand-washing, refrigeration for storing and comfortable seats. > Subject to such regulations as the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) may presribe, nursing female employees are given reasonable time during working hours to express their milk in the lactation station in their workplace, which time shall beconsidered as compensable hours worked. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : JOAQUIN, ULIRAN T. | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-07-12 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Jaraula | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Syjuco (001 ) | 2. Cari (015 ) |
| 3. Nicolas (029 ) | |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| MOTHER BILL: House Bill No. 6661, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON WOMEN ON 2001-07-25 |
Abstract
"Breastfeeding Promotion Act". It is hereby mandated that lactations shall be established in workplaces for nursing female employees, which must have a lavatory for hand-washing, refrigeration for storing and comfortable seats. > Subject to such regulations as the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) may presribe, nursing female employees are given reasonable time during working hours to express their milk in the lactation station in their workplace, which time shall beconsidered as compensable hours worked.
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