Workplace Lactation Accommodations: Federal and State Level

Federal Protection

1. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/pump-at-work

2. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/73-flsa-break-time-nursing-mothers

3. https://www.usbreastfeeding.org/the-pump-act-explained.html

Georgia Law

1. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5cdb8a8741a10400019c7118/t/5fff181b8415dc51a6559103/1610553371726/Labor+and+industrial+relations....pdf

2. https://www.abetterbalance.org/resources/talking-to-your-boss-about-your-pump-georgia/

Pumping in the Workplace Resources:

Department of Labor: 

• FLSA Protections to Pump at Work webpage

• Field Assistance Bulletin on Enforcement of Protections for Employees to Pump Breast Milk at Work 

• The Field Bulletin includes important information from DOL on the agency's interpretation and enforcement of the law, including related to compensation, space requirements, and posting requirements

• Updated FLSA poster reflecting current pump at work requirements

• WHD Fact Sheet #73, FLSA Protections for Employees to Pump at Work 

• FLSA Protections to Pump at Work Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

• What to Expect From Your Employer When You're Expecting webpage

• PUMP Coalition: 

• PUMP Act Explainer

• PUMP Act Graphics Folder 

• Feel free to download and share these graphics on social media

• MomsRising: 

• Pregnant or Pumping at Work? YOU have new legal rights!

• A Better Balance/Center for WorkLife Law:

• Employee Know Your Rights Resources:

• Talking to Your Boss About Your Pump - Spanish

• Talking to Your Boss About Your Pump - English

• Free Legal Helplines:

• Contact the A Better Balance free legal hotline by completing the online form or calling 1-833-633-3222

• Contact the Center for WorkLife Law free legal hotline by emailing hotline@worklifelaw.org or calling (415) 703-8276.

• Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition: Printable postcard

• Office on Women's Health: Supporting Nursing Moms at Work