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Break Time For Nursing Mothers: Employee Rights

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Card Restricted for WIC Use Only. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care Act) amended section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to require employers to provide reasonable break time for an employee to express breast milk for her nursing child for one year after the child’s birth each time such employee has need to express the milk. Employers are also required to provide 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. The break time requirement became effective when the Affordable Care Act was signed into law on March 23, 2010. The Break Time For Nursing Mothers Employee Rights Card will provide WIC clients with a wallet size informational card of her rights. (PUMP Act)