{"id":4967,"date":"2025-06-25T13:08:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T13:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shegerianconniff.com\/?p=4967"},"modified":"2025-06-25T13:08:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T13:08:00","slug":"legal-protections-for-breastfeeding-employees-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shegerianconniff.com\/dev\/legal-protections-for-breastfeeding-employees-in-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Protections for Breastfeeding Employees in California"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to breastfeeding protections, California strives to ensure all women can continue breastfeeding after returning to work and well beyond it. The U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act also offers protections.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shegerianconniff.com\/dev\/\">Shegerian Conniff<\/a> wants you to know that if you are pregnant, thinking about having, fostering, or adopting a child, or have recently had an infant, your rights are protected. U.S. and California laws aim to normalize breastfeeding, stop discrimination, and make sure that any woman needing reasonable accommodations is provided with such.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What the Fair Labor Standards Act Says<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before we dive into California\u2019s laws, take a closer look at the FLSA. Specifically, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023. Most workers are allowed to take breaks to pump milk for their infant (up to one year), and a private space is to be provided for such. That private space cannot be a bathroom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A few exemptions exist:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The employer has fewer than 50 employees and would experience undue hardship<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Certain airline employees (crewmembers)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Certain bus\/motorcoach employees (workers who would have to stop driving and therefore delay passengers)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Certain railroad employees (workers involved in keeping the train moving or managing right of way, for which temporary replacements would cost the railroad agency extra money or create unsafe traveling conditions)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act added protections for workers in the following fields:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Agriculture<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Home care<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nursing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teaching<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transportation (taxis and trucks)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Until that point, the FLSA protected working women in other industries but not those. In addition to the federal law, California goes much farther in protecting a woman\u2019s right to <a href=\"https:\/\/shegerianconniff.com\/dev\/practice_areas\/breast-feeding-violations\/\">pump breast milk<\/a> at work.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">California\u2019s Specific Laws Protecting Breastfeeding Employees<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following California laws add additional protections.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Labor Code 1030 \u2013 1034:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In California, Labor Code 1030-1034 adds to the federal laws by extending lactation accommodations to all employees, including the above exemptions, contractors, and subcontractors who are within the building. It also eliminates the 12-month age maximum that the federal law has in place. Women can pump milk as long as the child is breastfeeding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Breaks for expressing milk are intended to run concurrently with breaks that are already provided. If a break is outside of the normal break time, those extra breaks are allowed to be unpaid.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You do have to be given adequate time. If it takes a few minutes to set up your equipment, a couple of minutes to relax, and then 20 minutes to pump milk, your manager cannot barge in after 15 minutes and demand you get back to work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The space you\u2019re offered for pumping milk must be close to your workspace and not a bathroom, private and not visible to others, and free from interruption while you\u2019re using that space. You also must be provided with a table or counter where you can place your bag and breast pump, a chair, access to an outlet, a refrigerator, and a sink with running water.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your workplace cannot provide you with a refrigerator, they must have a suitable alternative like a cooler equipped with ice packs. If the building you work in has multiple different businesses, such as a mall, there can be one conveniently-located designated lactation room for the different businesses. If the room is multipurpose, such as a conference room, lactation takes priority.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the agricultural sector, the cab of an air-conditioned truck would be considered an acceptable location for expressing milk. If a company has fewer than 50 employees and can prove that allowing a worker to pump milk would create undue hardship, they have to make a reasonable effort to meet the law, but they\u2019re exempt if they cannot find a suitable temporary location that\u2019s not a toilet stall.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Law Requires a Written Policy<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starting in 2020, California\u2019s employers had to develop and implement written breastfeeding accommodation policies. The policy must include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The employee\u2019s right to request breastfeeding accommodations<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The steps the employee must take when making the request<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The employer\u2019s obligations once a request is made<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The right of the employee to file a complaint with the Labor Commissioner if the mother\u2019s rights are violated<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The written policy must be accessible by adding it to employee handbooks, HR handouts, employee bulletin boards, and made available to workers who announce a pregnancy or recently had a child.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Protections Against Discrimination and Retaliation<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another layer of protection comes from California\u2019s law on <a href=\"https:\/\/shegerianconniff.com\/dev\/practice_areas\/gender-discrimination\/\">sex discrimination<\/a> in the workplace. It covers pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding. If an employer tries to penalize you in any way for requesting breastfeeding accommodations, it\u2019s illegal. You cannot be harassed by co-workers, contractors, or management for expressing milk at work.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are discriminated against, harassed, or retaliated against for speaking up and reporting someone, it\u2019s illegal. If your employer is violating those rights, civil penalties of up to $100 per day, per employee are possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Protections Extend Beyond the Workplace<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your job may find you traveling for work outside of California. When you\u2019re traveling, there are additional laws to protect breastfeeding moms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First, all airports must have a private lactation room for moms. This area must be behind security screenings. Second, major transit stations, such as a train station, must also have a lactation room if it was renovated or built after January 2021.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your employer decides to send you to a community college or university to increase your training or job skills, campuses need to provide reasonable accommodations for pumping milk. This includes access to a private room that is not a bathroom and has outlets and refrigeration for expressed milk.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Should your work bring you into a prison or state office building, again, a private lactation room is required. Breastfeeding in public spaces is also your right.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t Let Your Employer Ignore Your Rights<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">California&#8217;s legal framework protects a woman\u2019s right to pump milk at work to ensure her child enjoys the benefits of breastmilk while at daycare or with a nanny, stay-at-home parent, or other relative. It\u2019s a commitment to working moms, and one that Shegerian Conniff believes is important in this busy world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We help you determine the next steps to take. If we believe you have a valid complaint, we don&#8217;t charge you. Our fee comes from the settlement offer or the reward you win in court.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your employer refuses to give you a quiet, private space for pumping your milk and tells you to use a bathroom, will not provide you with space in a refrigerator, or demotes or fires you for requesting your rights, <a href=\"https:\/\/shegerianconniff.com\/dev\/contact-our-employment-law-firm-shegerian-conniff\/\">talk to us<\/a>. We\u2019ll help you get treated fairly and lawfully. We\u2019re on your side and offer free consultations to discuss your workplace discrimination case.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to breastfeeding protections, California strives to ensure all women can continue breastfeeding after returning to work and well beyond it. 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