Section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act requires employers to provide:
A. a reasonable break time for an employee to express breast milk for her nursing child--for 1 year after the child’s birth--each time such employee has the need to express milk; and
B. a place, other than a bathroom, that is shielded from view and free from intrusion from coworkers and the public, which may be used by an employee to express breast milk.
Is your company compliant?
“I was instructed to use a supply room, where I sat on top of a garbage can to pump milk. Even though the door had a lock, colleagues with spare keys often walked in on me while searching for supplies.”
“I’ll never forget having to pump in a dirty storage area behind a divided wall where my co-workers were sitting (and listening!) to me on the other side. I should’ve stood up for myself, but I wasn’t as educated as I should’ve been on my rights as a working mom.”
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Work & Mother suites are fully-equipped, boutique lactation facilities in high-density office towers. Work & Mother Suites relieve individual companies from the burden of providing a customized space within their own office environment, while enabling working mothers to pump in a private, safe space without disrupting their workday or worrying about coworker intrusions.
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