In Canada, if a woman is harrassed for breastfeeding in public, she can file
a complaint to the provincial Human Rights Commission (at no cost, without a
lawyer).  They would investigate and make a ruling, and also would help
negotiate a mutually satisfactory result between the business and the
complaintant.  So the business is educated about the law, and the
complaintant usually receives an apology, and maybe a small amount of money
in damages (for example, $1000), or if it was work related, lost wages.  But
not alot of money.

Anyhow, if there any process like this in the US?  Does a woman file a
complaint with the police?  Does she have to hire a lawyer and file a civil
suit (sue the business?)  I have never really understood what happens in the
States.  What exactly are the steps?  (I mean beyond writing letters to the
manager yourself, etc - the small steps that moms could/should try before
making it a legal matter.  But at some point, a mom may not be listened to
unless she mentions the law).  Is there any mechanism to do this without
hiring a lawyer or spending alot of moeny?

These complaints come up on various bfing support boards VERY often, I would
really like to know exactly what to tell these US mothers to do.

Janice Reynolds
Founder, Moms For Milk Breastfeeding Network
Nokomis, Saskatchewan, Canada

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