Stronger job protections for pregnant and breast-feeding women clear 1st round in NE Legislature

http://www.omaha.com/news/legislature/stronger-job-protections-for-pregnant-and-breast-feeding-women-clear/article_a5c2c248-90c1-589d-b14d-0739ac08a7ba.html

POSTED: THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2015 9:00 PM
By Martha Stoddard / World-Herald Bureau

LINCOLN — The Nebraska Legislature took a step Thursday toward strengthening job protections for pregnant and breast-feeding women.

Legislative Bill 627 cleared the first of three rounds of consideration on a 31-0 vote.

State Sen. Heath Mello of Omaha, whose first child was born last year, introduced the measure. He called it a “simple matter of fairness” for pregnant women and a way to help those women provide for their families.

“Women shouldn’t have to make an all-or-nothing choice between working and a healthy pregnancy,” Mello said.

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