General Frequently Asked Questions on breastfeeding, breast pumping, and...
1:(r)An employer shall provide—
(A) a reasonable break time for an employee to express breast milk for her nursing child for 1 year after the child’s birth each time such employee has need to express the milk; and
(B) a place, other than a bathroom, that is shielded from view and free from intrusion from coworkers and the public, which may be used by an employee to express breast milk.
2: An employer shall not be required to compensate an employee receiving reasonable break time under paragraph (1) for any work time spent for such purpose.
3: An employer that employs less than 50 employees shall not be subject to the requirements of this subsection, if such requirements would impose an undue hardship by causing the employer significant difficulty or expense when considered in relation to the size, financial resources, nature, or structure of the employer’s business.
Expressing breast milk by breast pumping occurs when a lactating mother using a manual or electric breast pump attached to her nipples, apply and release suction to her nipples allowing breast milk to flow steadily into an attached container, usually feeding bottles. The freshly pumped milk is then stored and preserved in the sealed container to later feed an infant. Nursing mothers often pump breast milk if they spend significant amount of hours away from their infants before returning to them.