Since 2010, employers covered by the FLSA have been required to provide certain lactation accommodations for nursing mothers so they can express milk at work. The accommodations are required for up to a year after the child’s birth.
In 2022, Congress passed the PUMP Act in response to the 2010 provision’s limited coverage and remedies. Now, all employers subject to the FLSA are required to accommodate nursing employees, and nearly all FLSA-covered employees have the right to take needed time and to access an appropriate private space to express milk, the U.S. Department of Labor has emphasized in an FAQ document.
