2266 AMH SCHM TANG 159

HB 2266 - H AMD TO H AMD (H-3216.1/24) 897

By Representative Schmidt

NOT ADOPTED 02/09/2024

On page 2, beginning on line 1 of the striking amendment, after "(3)" strike all material through "provided" on line 17 and insert "On multi-employer worksites, each employer is responsible for ensuring that facilities for their own workers are provided.

(4) The department and the office of the attorney general shall work together to educate employers on current state and federal laws regarding employers providing accommodations to employees expressing milk.

(5) The department shall create a workgroup consisting of construction employers and construction employees to review what has been successful and what challenges exist regarding accommodations for workers expressing milk on construction jobsites. The workgroup must compile its findings and submit a report to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 2024"

EFFECT: Removes the provisions on accommodations for expressing milk, and instead: (1) requires the Department of Labor and Industries (Department) and the Attorney General's Office to work together to educate employers on state and federal laws regarding accommodations for employees expressing milk; and (2) requires the Department to convene a workgroup to review what has been successful and what challenges exist regarding accommodations for expressing milk on construction jobsites, with a report to the Legislature by December 1, 2024.

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