Nursing Amazon warehouse worker says bosses berated her over pumping milk at work: ‘Why can’t you use your 15-minute break’ - ...
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) now recommends that mothers breastfeed for two years for optimal child and maternal health. If a breastfeeding mother doesn’t nurse throughout the day, her ...
Imagine being a new mom trying to balance your job and the needs of your 4-month-old baby, only to be told by HR that pumping for your infant in the workplace is “unprofessional.” Sounds like a ...
When Jasmine Emery wasn’t driving the #400/405 bus, she’d use her short breaks to gingerly attach her breast pump under her uniform and hope passengers wouldn’t barge in or hear its suctioning over ...
I recently asked breastfeeding workers to share horror stories of how they managed before federal laws required employers to provide time and space to pump breast milk. The result: more chills than ...
In theory, how a mother feeds her baby is up to her. Breast-feeding? Pumped breast milk? Formula? Maybe some of each, but a woman’s decision should not be dictated by her employer, argues the American ...
When you're pumping, you'll most likely have a hospital-grade pump with strong suction. But, if you need a backup, or just want a lightweight option on-hand, this manual pump is super convenient. It's ...
Without workplace protections for pumping, only about half of nursing parents are still breastfeeding their children at the six-month mark, according to 2019 data from the Centers for Disease Control ...
The PUMP Act expanded protections to 9 million workers who had been exempt from the original law and added the provision that allows workers to seek restitution.Some states, including California and ...