All federal buildings must designate a lactation room for employees and members of the public, including jurors. If the courthouse is a federal courthouse, yes. You may defer jury service for the entire time you’re breast/chestfeeding, even if the duration spans longer than one year. If you are still breast/chestfeeding your baby during that time, request another one-year deferral. In about one year, you will receive another summons. (For example, if the summons is dated 1/1/20, you can write 1/1/21.) What do I do if I plan to breast/chestfeed my baby for longer than one year? When you’re called for jury duty, you’ll receive a document in the mail entitled “Summons for Jury Duty.” The Summons will contain a form entitled “Response Form.” Section B under “Request for Postponement” states: “I am a mother who is breast/chestfeeding a child and I request a postponement of jury service to the following date:_.” You may request a deferral for up to one year, so check the box for Section B and write in a date that is one year (or sooner) from the date of the summons. This means that you won’t be called for jury duty for one calendar year from the date of the jury summons. If you’re currently breast/chestfeeding your baby, you can’t be excused from jury service all together - but you can defer jury service for one year. If I’m breast/chestfeeding my baby, can I be excused from jury service? If you are registered to vote, you can be called for jury duty, even if you’ve recently had a baby. The list of prospective jurors is compiled from registered voters on the electoral roll. YOUR RIGHTS ON JURY DUTY Can I be called to serve on a jury if I’ve just had a baby? While they’re required to allow you to breast/chestfeed, they aren’t required to provide you with private accommodations. If your child is not allowed into the bar, then you don’t have a right to breast/chestfeed in the bar.ĭo public accommodations - like a restaurant - need to provide me with a lactation room so that I can breast/chestfeed in private? Both you AND your child must be authorized to be in the space. You have the right to breast/chestfeed your child in any location - public or private (except the private home or residence of another person) - where you and your child are otherwise authorized to be.
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