Labor laws regarding expressing breast milk at work are derived from the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This Act promotes clean, frequent and private breaks for nursing mothers up to one year post partum. Certain exemptions apply and women holding executive or sales jobs may not be ...
The DOL has published more guidance on breast milk pumping during work. Eligibility Under FMLA The DOL also addresses FMLA eligibility requirements for remote employees both in terms of hours worked (employee must work 1,250 hours in the previously 12 months) and the small worksite exception (...
Under California’s Labor Code,employers are also prohibitedfrom assigning a bathroom stall as a lactation area. Rather, every employer must make reasonable efforts to provide lactating employees with some private location, reasonably close to the employee's work area, to express breast milk. The ...
“I had no milk at all in the first three days after giving birth, even with breast pumping. My baby’s weight dropped significantly. He didn’t get anything, even though he kept sucking. The midwives suggested I turn to formula milk. They gave him formula milk in a bottle. He drank...