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On April 28, 2023, new employee remedies will take effect under the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act, a.k.a. the PUMP Act. The PUMP Act expands the rights of nursing employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by making it unlawful for an employer to deny a covered employee a needed break to pump or a private place to pump.
The FLSA already requires employers to provide reasonable break time to employees to express breast milk in a place, other than a bathroom, that is shielded from public view and free from intrusion. For one year after a child’s ...