At issue are two separate bills, both of which were successfully added to the omnibus spending package that cleared Capitol Hill last week. The first was the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act — the one that had been blocked a week earlier — that would ensure that pregnant people in the workplace are allowed to take extra bathroom breaks, carry water bottles, and make use of sitting on a stool during a shift…
But just as notable was the other policy that was added to the same spending package: The Senate also approved a policy that, as Roll Call reported, would "require employers to provide extra time and space for workers to breastfeed on the job," for up to a year after the child's birth…
