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FLSA Protections to Pump at Work

        The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires employers to provide reasonable break time for an employee to express breast milk for their nursing child for one year after the child's birth each time such employee has need to express the milk. Employees are entitled to a place to pump at work, other than a bathroom, that is shielded from view and free from intrusion from coworkers and the public.On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 into law. The law includes the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act (“PUMP Act”), which extends to more nursing employees the rights to receive break time to pump and a private place to pump at work and may impact some of the other information provided below.Resources for Workers, Employers and AdvocatesPump at work flyer largePump at work employee rights card smallPump at work door hangerFLSA poster with PUMP ActHow to File a ComplaintGeneral GuidanceWHD Fact Sheet #73: FLSA Protections for Employees to Pump at WorkFrequently Asked Questions (FAQs): FLSA Protections to Pump at WorkField Assistance Bulletin (FAB) 2023-2: Enforcement of Protections for Employees to Pump at WorkPresentation: Pump at Work Protections under the Fair Labor Standards ActMaternal Health: What to Expect from Your Employer When You’re ExpectingThe PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act Webinar Series**PUMP at Work Protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act****(Recording)**PUMP at Work Protections in the Agriculture Industry (Recording)   PUMP Agriculture Industry Presentation   PUMP Agriculture Industry FAQs**PUMP at Work Protections in the Agriculture Industry****(Spanish) (Recording)**   PUMP Agriculture Industry Presentation (Spanish)   PUMP Agriculture Industry FAQs (Spanish)**PUMP AT Work Protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act in the Retail and Restaurant Industry****(Recording)**   PUMP Retail and Restaurant Industry Presentation   PUMP Retail and Restaurant FAQs**PUMP AT Work Protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act in the Retail and Restaurant Industry (Spanish)****(Recording)**PUMP Retail and Restaurant Industry Presentation (Spanish)PUMP Retail and Restaurant FAQs (Spanish)**PUMP at Work Protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act in the Care Industry****(English)(Recording)**PUMP Care Industry FAQs**Protecciones de PUMP según la Ley de Normas Justas de Trabajo en la Industria del Cuidado****(Spanish)(Recording)****PUMP at Work Protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act in the Transportation Industry****(English)(Recording)**PUMP Transportation Industry FAQs**Protecciones de PUMP según la Ley de Normas Justas de Trabajo en la Industria del Transporte****(Spanish)(Recording)****PUMP at Work Protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act in the Education Industry**PUMP Education Industry FAQsTuesday, February 27th, 2024 from 3 -4 p.m. ETRegister NowOther LanguagesSpanishChineseHaitian CreoleHmongKoreanPolishRussianThaiVietnameseAdditional InformationEmployment Protections for Workers Who are Pregnant or NursingWomen's Bureau flyer: Nursing Employee Workplace ProtectionsOPM Guidance on Nursing Mothers in the Federal WorkforceOPM Guidance on Establishing a Federal Nursing Mother’s ProgramEmployer Solutions: Supporting Nursing Moms at WorkCDC Healthier Worksite Initiative, Workplace Lactation Support Program ToolkitEEOC Enforcement Guidance: Unlawful Disparate Treatment of Workers with Caregiving ResponsibilitiesEEOC and WHD flyer: Federal Protections at WorkNational Conference of State Legislatures Compilation of State Breastfeeding LawsSurgeon General’s Call to Action to Support BreastfeedingApplicable LawsFair Labor Standards Act § 18d (as amended by the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act, P.L 117-328)Pump for Nursing Mothers Act, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act - December 2022Scroll to Top

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