Remedies for enforcement of the new federal Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act), which requires most employers to provide both reasonable break time for employees ...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Jennifer Mehaffey was lucky to have enjoyed a seven-month leave to be with and breastfeed her baby daughter before going back to work full-time. Once she returned to her job, her goal ...
Since 2010, employers covered by the FLSA have been required to provide certain lactation accommodations for nursing mothers so they can express milk at work. The accommodations are required for up to ...
Congress has sent a show of support for millions of new working mothers, passing a key piece of legislation that requires employers to support breastfeeding parents. On Thursday, the U.S. Senate ...
Five senators voted against expanding protections for breastfeeding workers. The senators are Sens. Rand Paul, Ron Johnson, Pat Toomey, Mike Lee, and John Cornyn. The PUMP Act will now be included in ...
In theory, how a mother feeds her baby is up to her. Breast-feeding? Pumped breast milk? Formula? Maybe some of each, but a woman’s decision should not be dictated by her employer, argues the American ...
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