Breastfeeding, Chestfeeding and Lactation Friendly Worksite Designation

• A private room or other location (that is not a restroom or toilet stall) close to the employee’s work area, well-lit and shielded from view.
• The room or private location may be locked from the inside or has a sign warning the location is in use and not accessible to others.
• The room or other location contains a chair, small table or other flat surface and nearby access to clean, running water.
• If worksite has electricity, nearby access to an electrical outlet.
• If the worksite has refrigeration, access to a refrigerator where employees can store expressed milk.
• Lactation accommodation policy is provided to each employee upon hire and annually thereafter, and to employees upon returning to work following the birth of a child.
• An employee is provided reasonable unpaid break time or permitted to use paid break time or mealtime to express milk for their child each time the employee has a reasonable need to express milk for up to three years following the birth of a child.
• Lactation accommodation policy includes language that protects employees from discrimination and retaliation if they choose to express milk at the worksite or who files a complaint with the Department of Labor.
• Resources on breastfeeding/chestfeeding are available.
• Company support from supervisors and co-workers.

Additional Accommodations:

• Worksite offers work schedule flexibility and allows employees to schedule breaks and work patterns to provide time to breastfeed/chestfeed or express milk during the workday.
• Worksite allows breastfeeding/chestfeeding employees to bring their children to work and are encouraged/allowed to breastfeed/chestfeed on demand.
• Worksite allows caregiver to bring children to employee for feedings.
• Designated space offers dividers for multiple employees to feed at the same time.
• Worksite has a designated storage refrigerator for expressed milk.
• On-site childcare is provided with accommodations for breastfeeding/chestfeeding.
• Worksite has hospital-grade pump available to employees.
• Worksite subsidizes the cost of attachment kits for hospital-grade pump.
• Worksite pays for electric pump for breastfeeding/chestfeeding parent.
• Worksite’s health insurance plan provides coverage for breastfeeding/chestfeeding services and/or equipment.