I think she *should* contact an attorney.
Additionally, what if she presents a note from her doctor or the baby's
pediatrician stating that is necessary for her to be allowed to pump for 20
minutes every 3 hours.  Most teachers I know could easily work that into
their schedules.  The principal may think she wants to be paid for
additional break time.  They don't have to pay her to pump if it is in
addition to already provided break time.

This kind of thing really gets my back up.  Why can't the principal just
talk to the new mom and ask what she's expecting, let her know they can't
(or won't) pay her for any additional break time, and work out a solution.
Geesh, we're talking about feeding a baby!!  Personally I wouldn't risk
losing a good teacher over a few minutes of break time.
Dawn Martin

----- Original Message -----

>in Texas and was
> informed last week by her principal that while the school district had to
> provide her a place to pump under the law, they did not have to provide
her
> with the time to do so.
(snip)
> This sounds to me like it would violate the federal
> labor law regarding madated breaks etc, but I am no legal expert by any
> means.
>

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