Breastfeeding-Friendly Workplaces
To be designated as a Breastfeeding-Friendly Workplace Champion, businesses must have the following:
- Reasonable break time for working mothers to pump breast milk, as needed, throughout the work period
- One or more permanent breastfeeding/lactation rooms or a clean, private, and safe space with an outlet, other than a toilet stall that mothers can use for lactation when needed
- A working sink near the breastfeeding/lactation location where mothers can clean pumping equipment
- The lactation support (a place to pump and time allowed for breaks) is communicated to all current and future employees
- A written policy to support workplace lactation that meets minimum federal law requirements
Please contact us at workplacebreastfeeding@gmail.com if you have questions or would like some technical assistance in establishing lactation accommodations.
NOTE: The “Breastfeeding-Friendly Workplace” designation has been discontinued. Most workplaces that have applied for designation prefer to have a written lactation policy in place for their employees, so the LBC has decided to simplify the designation process and solely designate workplaces as “Breastfeeding-Friendly Workplace Champions”. All currently designated Breastfeeding-Friendly Workplaces are asked to establish a written policy by September 2022. Here is a sample lactation policy that can be adopted.
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In compliance with Louisiana state law, all but 3 public school boards in Louisiana have passed policies to support school employees who breastfeed. These school boards and the schools under their jurisdiction have also been designated as Breastfeeding-Friendly Workplace Champions. |
All newly designated Breastfeeding-Friendly Workplaces and Champions are posted on our Facebook and Instagram pages. |
If your workplace has already been designated, feel free to use one of these Press Release Templates to tell the community:Workplace Template or Champion Template. |