Lactation Accommodation for Community Partners

The Surgeon General has called on all sectors of the community, including employers, to protect, promote and support breastfeeding. A mother’s surroundings impact her decision to consider initiating breastfeeding, to breastfeed exclusively for the recommended 6 months, and to continue to breastfeed with appropriate foods as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Systems and Environmental Change

Guidelines

Employment Summary of this section of The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding
Guides for Community Support of Breastfeeding
The CDC Guide to Strategies to Support Breastfeeding Mothers and Babies

Lactation Accomodation Laws

California Worksite Lactation Accommodation Law

California Labor Code 1030-1033

Department of Industrial Relations: Rest Periods/ Lactation Accommodation

Department of Industrial Relations: Lactation Accommodation

Minimum Requirements of the California Lactation Accommodation Law (PDF)

To contact the Labor Commissioner's Office : check frequently asked questions before contacting the office closest to your workplace by phone or in person.

Worksite Lactation Accommodation: California vs. Federal Lactation Law (PDF)

Guide to the Rights of Breastfeeding Employees in California

Federal Worksite Lactation Accommodation Law

From the U.S. Department of Labor:

Break Time for Nursing Mothers Provision : Section 7(r) of the Fair Labor Standards Act Effective March 23, 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act amended the FLSA to require employers to provide a nursing mother reasonable break time to express breast milk after the birth of her child. The amendment also requires that employers provide a place or an employee to express breast milk.
Employee card related to above provision (PDF)
Fact Sheet on "Break Time for Nursing Mother under the FSLA" : Information about the break time requirements.
Employment Protections for Workers Who Are Pregnant or Nursing: Describes federal employment laws protecting all workers in all states and territories.
Frequently Asked Questions

Guide to the "Break Time for Nursing Mothers" Law

What if your state already has a law? Guides to state laws regarding breastfeeding in the workplace.