Montana § 39-2-217 - Break Time For Nursing Mothers
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 39-2-217 — Break Time For Nursing Mothers, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 39-2-217. Break Time For Nursing Mothers
Break time for nursing mothers. All state and county governments, municipalities, and school districts and the university system shall provide reasonable unpaid break time each day to an employee who needs to express breast milk for the employee's child, as provided in 39-2-215 and 39-2-216 , if breaks are currently allowed. If breaks are not currently allowed, the public employer shall consider each case and make accommodations as possible. The break time must, if possible, run concurrently with any break time already provided to the employee. A public employer is not required to provide break time under this section if to do so would unduly disrupt the public employer's operations.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 39-2-217 ("Break Time For Nursing Mothers") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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