Nursing Mothers. During negotiations, the parties discussed issues related to the return of employees from maternity leave to the workplace. One issue of mutual concern related to the accommodation of employees requiring facilities for the purpose of expressing breast milk. Each location will explore reasonable accommodations within the existing facilities. The local Employment Equity Representative or Women's Advocate will act as an additional resource for employees interested in using this service. (n99)(c05)
Nursing Mothers. In recognition of the well documented health advantages of breastfeeding for infants and mothers, Lakeshore Public Schools will provide a supportive environment to enable breastfeeding mothers to express milk during working hours. LPS will create spaces and common signage to indicate areas being used by nursing mothers for expressing milk and bring awareness of this space to all employees. Employees are responsible for keeping the milk expression areas clean using antimicrobial wipes. As each situation will be unique, employees who wish to express milk during the work day will keep the building principal informed of their needs and work collaboratively with the building principal so appropriate accommodations can be made. Accommodations should include: a locked door from inside, privacy screen, a chair, and a power source. Allotted time for expressing milk will not infringe on language concerning breaks and planning time in the Master Agreement.
Nursing Mothers. 68.1 Employees who are breastfeeding will be provided with the facilities and support necessary to enable such employees to combine a continuation of such breastfeeding with the employee’s employment.
68.2 Where practicable the Agency will establish and maintain a room for nursing mothers. Where there is no room available another appropriate space may be used.
68.3 Up to one hour, per day/shift, paid lactation breaks will be available for nursing mothers.
69.1 Employees with access to flextime will use flextime for all absences of less than one day wherever practicable; however personal leave may still be accessed for these absences.
Nursing Mothers. 5.1 Reasonable accommodations for nursing mothers to express breast milk exist and are maintained through Security Operations. Nursing mothers are encouraged to visit Security Operations to make suitable arrange- ments.
Nursing Mothers. It shall be the employee’s responsibility to notify the principal of the need to express milk during the workday. The employee, school nurse, and principal shall meet and make arrangements that include the following: a designated location, an agreed upon number of expression times per day and the length of time per expression. The designated location shall be a room or location that is within the school building and will provide the employee with privacyand sanitaryconditions.
Nursing Mothers. The Brookings School District will provide a reasonable break time for a teacher or classified employee to express breast milk for her nursing child each time such teacher or classified employee has need to express milk for one year after the child’s birth. The frequency and length of breaks needed for each teacher or classified employee will vary. The teacher or classified employee will engage in dialogue with her administrator to develop a plan for classroom coverage during this time. The Brookings School District and the administrator will support this mother in the development of a plan that will work for her, her students, and her infant. Each school will provide a designated room, other than a bathroom, that is shielded from view and free from intrusion from coworkers and the public, which may be used by a teacher or classified employee to express breast milk.
Nursing Mothers. 68.1 Employees who are breastfeeding will be provided with the facilities and support necessary to enable such employees to combine a continuation of such breastfeeding with the employee’s employment.
68.2 Where practicable the Agency will establish and maintain a room for nursing mothers. Where there is no room available another appropriate space may be used.
68.3 Up to one hour, per day/shift, paid lactation breaks will be available for nursing mothers.
Nursing Mothers. 11.2.5.1 The City will provide a reasonable amount of break time to accommodate an employee desiring to express breast milk for her infant child. The City shall make reasonable efforts to provide the employee with the use of a room or other location, other than a toilet stall, in close proximity to the employee’s work area, for the employee to express milk in private.
Nursing Mothers. An employee who is a nursing mother may take reasonable breaks each day to express breast milk. The employee’s supervisor shall help the employee arrange a break schedule accommodating the nursing mother while minimizing disruption. The break time must, if possible, run concurrently with any break time already provided to the employee. The supervisor shall provide a location, in close proximity to the work area, other than a toilet stall, where the employee can express her milk in private.
Nursing Mothers. 7.1 Following the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 207) the Agency must:
7.1.1 Provide a reasonable amount of break time to express breast milk as frequently as needed for 1 year after the child's birth; and
7.1.2 Provide a place, other than a bathroom, that is shielded from view and free from intrusion from coworkers and the public, which may be used by an employee to express breast milk.
