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U.S. Department of Labor Issues Fact Sheet on New Workplace Pumping Law

Jake — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:42:35 +0000

After much speculation on the impact of a new federal law requiring certain employers to give unpaid pump breaks to certain employees (and my advice to Curb Your Enthusiasm), the U.S. Department of Labor has issued a Fact Sheet.

Fact Sheet #73: Break Time for Nursing Mothers under the FLSA restates the requirements of [...]

Curb Your Enthusiasm About the New Federal Workplace Pumping Law

Jake — Tue, 11 May 2010 00:53:59 +0000

The workplace pumping provision of the federal health care bill sounds like great news for women who pump breast milk in the workplace. Who could complain about a federal requirement that all employers give reasonable unpaid breaks to employees who need to pump for their nursing infants? On closer examination of what the law actually [...]

Haiti, Hell, Good Intentions, and Breast Milk Donations

Jake — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:50:42 +0000

A few days after the earthquake in Haiti, my Facebook account was flooded with suggestions to become a "Fan" of an organization I do not trust. I wondered why people who should know which organizations are actually helping breastfeeding women and their children would think I would want to support this particular organization. And fairly [...]

Suck ‘N Spit on Weeds: Yes, They Really Relieved Breast Engorgement Like THAT

Jake — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:09:51 +0000

Watching the television show Weeds last night, I admit my interest in whether Nancy was breastfeeding her new baby bordered on obsessive. In the last episode, I caught what looked like Nancy applying lanolin to her nipples. But still, two episodes into a new baby on the show and she still hadn't made any direct [...]