In a message dated 98-04-21 00:08:36 EDT, you write:

<< She was offered a job at Walmart, and was told that it was not recommended
she pump at work - in other words, if you pump, you can't work here.  Mom,
needing a job badly, felt she had to bow to the employer's request and get
supplement for her baby. She was very upset.  She told her employer that she
wanted to pump so that she would not have to call in sick as much due to her
infant's possible illnesses, but this was not successful. >>

   I had a case similar to this, and the mom was returning to her job at the
American Red Cross chapter, locally.  They said IF she HAD to do THAT, the
only place was the bathroom (closet size, no outlet), and she couldn't be
tying it up very long!  I so desperately wanted to call them, but the mom
wouldn't give consent--she was afraid of losing her job.  I armed her with
info, but she said the message from her supervisor was clear--and non-
negotiable.  (Good thing they run a blood bank & not a human milk bank!
Ugh!).
   These examples are all the more reason we need to support Rep. Maloney's
bill, and inform employers WHY they need to support BF.
Sandy Arnold BS, IBCLC
Indiana