According to the policy, a manager would have to permit an employee to use her break time to express and store breast milk "unless such an accommodation would cause an inability to provide effective services, risk public safety, or be unduly burdensome if staffing levels would be adversely impacted." What I do not understand is why permission is necessary when it is paid break time. If that is true, it is your break to do whatever you want to do with it, like lunch break. I use my breaks for I what I choose to use them for and that is expression of my breastmilk. I also store it in our refridgerator, again not asking for permission. Again I do not comprehend the need to ask for permission to store it. I keep my own beverage in there, why not my baby's. The policy would not permit employees to breast-feed during their paid breaks. I sound redundant but again why cant they use their paid breaks to do whatever it is they want to do?? That is what a paid break is. "Earlier this year, the state Legislature considered a bill, HB 2284, declaring a mother may breast-feed "in any place she has a right to be." The bill was remanded back to the state Committee on Health and Human Services largely in part because of a heavily debated amendment stating a mother would be entitled such a right if she would breast-feed discreetly, said Sen. Kay O'Connor, R-Olathe." As long as we continue to be discreet about it, society will never view is as normal. In other words, they are saying she can do it anywhere she wants to, as long as no one sees her. Are we bf advocates the only ones who see what is wrong with that? Karen McGratty LLLL New York NY [log in to unmask] *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html