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Moms who are employees of Doctors Hospital in Laredo Texas now have a very nice nursing mothers room (lactation room) provided for them to express breast milk during the work day. The lactation room located in the Women's Center Lobby on the Labor and Delivery Floor, is fully equipped with all the amenities needed for a comfortable experience expressing milk, and is open 24 hours a day. These amenities include hospital-grade electric breast pumps, decorated wall with portrait, a disposal container, a sink with soap, nice plant decor, and very comfortable padded seat next to the breast pump. |
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.