Did you know that there are several states that have their own breastfeeding laws in the work place? It may look as though it is not such a serious piece of legislation, but actually it is. Different people have different perceptions on a lot of things, and this might also include breastfeeding in the public or at the workplace. Some may think of it as an indecent and should not be done in public.

Some would think otherwise and believe that it is the mother's responsibility to breastfeed her child whenever her baby wants it, be it in a public or a private area. If you are a mother, it might be important for you to know about these breastfeeding laws just to make you aware on what you are up against.

As of the moment, there are more than half of the US states that have enacted legislation that concerns breastfeeding. Of these states, a total of thirty one have enacted into law allowing mothers to breastfeed their baby in any public or private location. The mother will feel safe feeding her baby in these following states: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Texas, Vermont and Virginia.

There are fifteen states that have enacted laws exempting the act of breastfeeding from existing public indecency laws. This means that mothers will not be charged of public indecency by breastfeeding her baby. The mother may also somehow feel safe in these areas: Alaska, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

There are ten states that have laws related to breastfeeding in the workplace. In these states, the mother should be wary of breastfeeding her baby anywhere in the workplace. It would be better for her to check out the laws on each of these states in order to be guided on how and where she can breastfeed her child.

These ten states include California, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington. Some states also have special laws related to breastfeeding but not to the actual act itself.

For example, there are nine states- California, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oklahoma Oregon and Virginia- who have exempted breastfeeding mothers from serving on a jury.

Along with these special laws, some states have also enacted some unique laws related to breastfeeding. For instance, in the states of California and Texas, they have laws related to the procurement, processing and distribution of human milk. There is also a law in Louisiana that prohibits any child care facility from discriminating against breastfed babies. Enacted laws in Maine require courts to consider children under the age of one and being breastfed as a factor in awarding parental rights and responsibilities with respect to the child.