CA Company Fined For Breaking BF Law

[JessasMilkMama]

Its good to see that they followed through. This was the first time the law needed to be enforced:

http://www.sacbee.com/103/story/1029396.html

In the first citation of its kind, California's Labor Commission on Friday fined a Santa Clara-based company $4,000 for violating a state law that requires employers to reasonably accommodate employees who are breast-feeding.

The commission cited International Security Services Inc., a private security firm, after investigating a complaint by one of its employees.

[Equuskia]

It's good that this law has teeth, it's so annoying states that have feel good laws that don't do anything.

[mamajake]

Great news! However this is not the first time the law needed to be enforced - just the first time it was enforced. I am still trying to get the back story but for some years after this law was passed the CA Dept of Labor had no mechanism for filing a complaint - despite the law giving them the power. I suspect we will see more more rulings now.

[moderngal]

woohoo!!
I hope it prompts others that have dealt with similar discrimination to complain, too.

[rmzbm]

[cjuniverse]

YES!!! Awesome!