Regular readers may have noticed a decline in the frequency of our updates around the end of the year. That's because, in addition to the usual holiday and year-end craziness, my wife and I welcomed a new baby on the day after Christmas. As I get back into the swing of work and blogging, I thought this might be a perfect time to review the federal requirements regarding break time for nursing mothers.
Before you ask, yes, this really is a wage and hour law issue, as the new rules regarding nursing mothers included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 were added as amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Here's what the law requires:
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Employers with 50 or more employees must provide "a reasonable break time for an employee to express breast milk for nursing her child for 1 year after the child's birth each time such employee has need to express the milk."
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The employer must provide "a place, other than a bathroom, that is shielded from view and free from intrusion of coworkers and the public, which may be used by an employee to express breast milk."
Please see full article below for further information.
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