Monday, August 01, 2005

New law allows nursing mothers to skip jury duty

SPRINGFIELD -- A new state law will let nursing mothers skip jury duty if they request it.

Previously, judges could excuse jurors on a case-by-case basis, but there was no automatic exemption for women who needed to breast-feed their children. Legislation signed Monday by Gov. Rod Blagojevich guarantees that nursing mothers will be excused if they want.


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