Rest and Meal Break, Lactation Accommodation, Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (“PUMP Act”)

Upcoming Amendments to Illinois Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 8/19/2025

On August 1, 2025, Illinois enacted amendments to its Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act (“Act”), which will take effect on January 1, 2026. Under the Act, Illinois employers must provide reasonable break time to...more

Labor Department Publishes Restaurant, Retail Guidance on Compliance With PUMP Act

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 1/10/2024

The Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is in the process of publishing industry-specific guidance for compliance with the 2022 Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act). The...more

New Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Employees

Stinson LLP on 6/2/2023

In late 2022, President Biden signed legislation creating new protections for pregnant and nursing employees. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), which goes into effect June 27, 2023, and the Providing Urgent Maternal...more

PUMP Act Makes Employers Liable for Violations of Break Times or Private Spaces for Nursing Mothers

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Employment Law... on 4/27/2023

Hopefully, employers are already providing a private space for nursing mothers to express milk and sufficient break time to do so as required by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The Providing Urgent Maternal Protections...more

Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and Interplay with Other Laws

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. on 4/11/2023

As noted in our blog post on the passage of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), the Act takes effect in June 2023. In preparation for compliance with the Act, employers should consider how the PWFA interacts with other...more

New York State Catches up to New York City, Expanding Accommodations for Nursing Mothers in the Workplace

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/6/2023

Since 2017, New York State’s Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act has required New York State employers to provide daily paid or unpaid break time to express milk up to three years following the birth of a child, and to...more

Oh Mama! Federal Changes You Need to Know for Pregnant, Breastfeeding, and Postpartum Employees

Weintraub Tobin on 2/9/2023

The PUMP Act, signed into law on December 29, 2022, is a new federal law applicable to employers with over 50 employees, that increases the requirements for employers of breastfeeding employees under the FLSA....more

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