Some employees have negotiated with their employers to alter their work
schedule to assure fair hours, keep production levels, & meet legal
employment requirements. Some will adjust their day by a half hour before
or after regular hours to allow for the extended breaks. My DIL negotiated
for 1 hour less pay during her BFing time. This allowed her to go across
the street for 1 hour, 2x day to BF the baby at the day care center. One
hour was her official lunch hour. I do have to go along with the cynics who
say the smokers take more than their legally alloted break time on a very
regular basis but mgmt tends to ignore them. But bringing that up in your
negotiations may not help your cause. Best to keep your discussions
positive, with the goal to be helpful to the company as you try to get the
pumping time you need.
I understand that the legal requirement is for a 30 minute lunch break if
one works at least 6 hours in a day. But there is no legal requirement for
2 rest breaks a day. That is a courtesy of the company or an employee
contract provision. These employment regs are usually part of state law in
the USA, so check with your own state statutes or employee organizations or
your own company's human resources office. They will have it all, in print,
and should provide you with copies.
Check other resources for legal info like LLLI and NY Rep Maloney's federal
BFing support bills.
Phyllis


>                 I was discussing it with my supervisor this morning and it
> sound like there may be some legal challenges in taking 20 minute breaks.
We
> have 2 10 minute breaks in the morning & afternoon and an hour lunch in
the
> middle. My thought was to take a 40 minute lunch & 2 20 minute breaks. My
> supervisor is concerned that if she lets me take 20 minute breaks then she
> has to let everyone, and other legal rights about combining breaks. She
said
> she would check into that further, but I wanted to check as well.
>
>                 Do you know of any legal info or rights for pumping
mothers
> & breaks at work? I would really appreciate any help you can provide.

--- Phyllis Adamson, IBCLC, RLC
--- Glendale, AZ, USA
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