On Friday, April 28th, the provisions of the new PUMP Act (PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act) go into effect.
ALL employers nationwide are required to provide reasonable time and space (not a bathroom) for nursing mothers to pump. Breaks can be unpaid unless the employee uses paid breaks given to other employees.
Employers with less than 50 employees are exempt IF they can prove compliance would provide an undue hardship.
Retaliation against those exercising their rights under the Act, such as terminating or demoting an employee, is a violation of the Act. Available damages include lost wages and attorneys fees. The Act does not preempt state laws, such as Virginia’s, which provide additional protections to nursing mothers.
Read more about the FLSA protections to pump at work at the PUMP Act here:
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/pump-at-work
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