{"id":201,"date":"2020-08-10T19:17:53","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T19:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/breastfeeding\/?page_id=201"},"modified":"2026-02-19T18:30:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T18:30:13","slug":"virginia-breastfeeding-laws","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/breastfeeding\/virginia-breastfeeding-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Breastfeeding Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-201\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-201-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-201-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-201-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-video panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-video so-widget-sow-video-default-c08170c47cfb-201\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Lactation Law Webinar<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sow-video-wrapper\n\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Virginia Lactation Law Webinar\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4S3I3_kHOLg?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen allowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation\"><\/iframe>\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-201-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/VALactationLaw\">Virginia Lactation Law Webinar Handouts<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-201-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-201-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-video panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-video so-widget-sow-video-default-c08170c47cfb-201\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Loudoun County Health District - Breastfeeding Friendly Workplaces<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sow-video-wrapper\n\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Loudoun County Health Department Creates Better Breastfeeding Work Environments\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/238415860?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963&api=true\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation\"><\/iframe>\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-201-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-201-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-201-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/breastfeeding\/virginia-public-breastfeeding-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/breastfeeding\/virginia-public-breastfeeding-law\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1644695021703000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2OKYbSliZcjLZUYqFtYrVS\"><strong>Workplace Accommodations Law<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Passed in 2020, The Virginia Pregnant Workers Fairness Act,\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Code of Virginia\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a7\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/2.2-3905\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2.2-3905<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">requires employers to make reasonable accommodations for lactating workers, including more frequent breaks to express breast milk and access to a private location to do so. More information can be found at the Department of Labor, see the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.doli.virginia.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OUTREACH_INFO-SHEET_PREGNANCY-DISCN-PROVISIONS_2020-07-17_FINAL.pdf\"><b>Reasonable Accommodations for Pregnancy<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Poster. Questions about the workplace accommodations law can be directed to<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oag.state.va.us\/programs-initiatives\/civil-rights#:~:text=Contact%20the%20Office%20of%20Civil,.state.va.us\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Office of the Attorney General<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/breastfeeding\/virginia-public-breastfeeding-law\/\"><strong>Public Breastfeeding Law<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Enacted in 2015,\u00a0<i>Code of Virginia<\/i>\u00a0\u00a7\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/title32.1\/chapter17\/section32.1-370\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/title32.1\/chapter17\/section32.1-370\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1644685725147000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2_entWWC1M3n6VCPYR_P-d\"><strong>32.1-370<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0states in relevant part, \u201cA mother may breastfeed in any place where the mother is lawfully present.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/title22.1\/chapter7\/section22.1-79.6\/\"><b>Employee Lactation Support Policy<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Passed in 2014, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Code of Virginia\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a7\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/title22.1\/chapter7\/section22.1-79.6\/\"><b>22.1-79.6 <\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0r<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">equires <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">school boards to adopt a policy to provide lactation accommodations for employees and students.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/2.2-3905\/\"><strong>Employee Lactation Policy Workplace Accommodations Law <\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Passed in 2020, The Virginia Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, Code of Virginia \u00a7 <a href=\"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/2.2-3905\/\"><strong>2.2-3905<\/strong><\/a> requires employers to make reasonable accommodations for lactating workers, including more frequent breaks to express breast milk and access to a private location to do so. More information can be found at the Department of Labor, see the Reasonable Accommodations for Pregnancy Poster. Questions about the workplace accommodations law can be directed to the Office of the Attorney General. Employee Lactation Support Policy Passed in 2014, Code of Virginia <i>\u00a0<\/i>\u00a7\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/title22.1\/chapter7\/section22.1-79.6\/\"><b>22.1-79.6<\/b><\/a> requires school boards to adopt a policy to provide lactation accommodations for employees and students.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virginia Lactation Law Webinar Handouts Workplace Accommodations Law Passed in 2020, The Virginia Pregnant Workers Fairness Act,\u00a0Code of Virginia\u00a0\u00a7\u00a02.2-3905 requires employers to make reasonable accommodations for lactating workers, including more frequent breaks to express breast milk and access to a private location to do so. 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