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16-6-2009 - Expressing Milk at Work

My mood while writing this blog: Tired

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Rest Breaks for Nursing Mothers

As of Jan. 1, 2008, employers of 25 or more employees (including workers obtained through temporary employment agencies) are required to provide “reasonable rest periods to accommodate an employee who needs to express milk [not to be confused with breastfeeding] for her child 18 months of age or younger,” unless doing so would pose an undue hardship on the company. Employers with fewer than 25 employees are permitted to provide similar rest breaks pursuant to their own policies. All employers may permit employees to breastfeed at work pursuant to their own policies.

A “reasonable rest period” means a rest break of no less than 30 minutes during each four-hour work period, or major part thereof. Ten minutes of the break must be paid, as required by Oregon law, but the other 20 minutes may be unpaid. If the employee takes unpaid rest breaks, the employer may, but is not required to, allow the employee to make up the time before or after her normal shift. An employer may not require an employee to substitute paid leave for the unpaid rest break.

The new rules require employers to make a “reasonable effort” to provide nursing mothers with a private location to express milk. The location must be within close proximity to the employee’s work area and must be somewhere other than a public restroom or toilet stall. This could include a lounge, office, conference room or other location where the employee may express milk concealed from view and without intrusion.

Employers are encouraged to review their policies for compliance with these new regulations.

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1 Comments on Expressing Milk at Work


momduece - Friday, 16 Oct
This is great information by the way as I am gogin back to work this Monday and I will be expressing milk at work. Thanks for posting this!