1334 Nursing Mother Leave
Personnel Washington County School District - Adopted 8-9-11
Table of Contents
1. Purpose
2. Policy
3. Procedure
1. Purpose:
Congress
passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("PPACA"), on
March 23, 2010. It requires the District to provide a private place,
other than a bathroom, that is shielded from view and free from
intrusion from coworkers and the public, for mothers of newborns to
have “reasonable break time for the 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.”
2. Policy:
Washington
County School District complies with the Fair Labor Standards Act
(FLSA) and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) which
establishes the requirement for employers to provide reasonable break
periods and an environment conducive for nursing mothers to express
breast milk for a nursing child up to one year after the child's birth.
3. Procedure:
3.1.
Nursing mothers are encouraged to approach their administrator or
immediate supervisor and make arrangements prior to the lactation
period. During this meeting, the nursing mother can request the
supervisor to locate a room convenient to them for break periods. The
supervisor will make reasonable accommodations to include:
3.2.
Identify a room in close proximity. The room could be an office
that is used for an agreed upon period of time by the nursing mother
3.3.
A bathroom, even if private, is not a permissible location under
the Act. The location provided must be functional as a space for
expressing breast milk. If the space is not dedicated to the nursing
mother's use, it must be available when needed in order to meet the
statutory requirement.
3.4. If the supervisor
is unable to identify a room for this purpose, the supervisor will
contact the Director of Human Resources to request assistance.
Human Resources will work with the School Administrator and Director of
Physical Facilities to identify a room to be used by the nursing mother.
3.5.
Breaks for more than 15 minutes in length are unpaid for FLSA
non-exempt employees and must be reflected on the Kronos time record.