The article is verified against the lactation research and primary sources. It faithfully translates the research's main claims: the PUMP Act requires reasonable break time and a private non-bathroom place; the 10-day cure period is limited to place violations; pump-break pay depends on federal compensability triggers and state law; and the paid-state list is NY, MN, IL, GA now, WA beginning January 1, 2027, with CT treated as a narrower paid-break-overlap rule.
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Federal law requires reasonable pump breaks and a private place that is not a bathroom for one year after birth
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Rail train-crew, right-of-way, and motorcoach coverage began December 29, 2025
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Pump breaks are unpaid by federal default, but paid when the employee is not completely relieved from duty, when short-break rules apply, when the break overlaps paid break time, or when state law requires pay
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New York requires 30 minutes of paid lactation break time per request for up to three years after birth
Minnesota requires paid lactation breaks and has no employer-size threshold or one-year cap
Illinois requires lactation break time to be paid at the employee's regular rate as of January 1, 2026
Georgia requires lactation break time to be paid at the employee's regular rate, subject to hardship limits for employers under 50 employees
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Washington requires paid lactation break time and paid travel time beginning January 1, 2027
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Connecticut is not a standalone regular-rate paid-break state
The article limits Connecticut pay to breaks that run during otherwise paid break time.
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