Laws & Policies

Indiana Code 16-35-6 allows a woman to breastfeed her child anywhere she has a right to be.

Indiana Code 5-10-6 allows for paid breaks for an employee to express her breast milk for her infant. (for the state and political subdivisions of the state)

Indiana Code 22-2-14 allows to the extent reasonably possible, for an employer with 25 employees or more to provide a location, other than a toilet stall, where an employee can express her breast milk in privacy during any period away from her assigned duties and to provide a refrigerator or other cold storage space for keeping milk that has been expressed; or allow the employee to provide her own portable cold storage device for keeping milk that has been expressed until the end of the work day.
 
The new federal law requires reasonable paid break time for nursing mothers.

To view Fact Sheet #73: Break Time for Nursing Mothers under the FLS, click here.