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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has expanded the rights of nursing employees to take breaks and have a private place to express breast milk during the workday.
The FLSA requires employers to provide reasonable break time for a nursing employee to express breast milk for their nursing child for one year after the child’s birth each time the employee needs to express breast milk. Employers must provide 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 the employee to express breast milk. Some state specific laws already had these requirements and now all employers must meet this standard.
The new Employee Rights Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) poster reflects the recent changes made under the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers (PUMP) Act. Each employer is required to replace their older poster. Please remember if your organization has remote workers all required posters must be made available electronically.
Additional information can be read here:
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