Workplace Lactation Support

Understanding employer regulations around workplace lactation, can help you retain healthier, more engaged employees, and prevent costly fines. Download our “Workplace Lactation Toolkit” to learn why breastfeeding is good for business and how to create a lactation space in three price ranges. Then sign up to receive free Lactation Space resources, while supplies last!

Follow us online @TheMilkBank. We are part of your support team as you support lactation at your workplace.

Thanks to our philanthropic partner,  The Women’s Fund, for making these resources available to employers for free.

Free Employer Webinar!

Watch Now: Employer’s Guide to Lactation Support
Don’t miss this conversation with a local attorney and the state Chamber of Commerce. Employers will walk away knowing how to make your workplace compliant, why supporting lactation in the workplace is good for business, and where to find support. Watch the webinar now below and please share with colleagues.

As speaker Ashley O’Rourke mentioned during the webinar, The Wellness Council of Indiana will award consultation services and support to Indiana workplaces who seek guidance in evolving their workplace well-being through comprehensive maternal health, family-forming, and breastfeeding support. Submit this form to be considered.

For employers in Kentucky, please visit the LivingWell program page to learn more about supporting employee wellness. For employers in Missouri, The Missouri Behavioral Health Council and the Missouri Department of Mental Health sponsor this website for health and wellness.

Breastfeeding: It’s Good for Business. Resources for Employers

For businesses looking to support lactation in the workplace, there are a lot of resources out there. Here are the publications cited in our “Breastfeeding Support in the Workplace: It’s Good For Business” booklet, & other trusted sources of information .

DOL’s FAQ – Pumping Breastmilk at Work: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/nursing-mothers/faq

EEOC Guide “What You Should Know About the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act” https://www.eeoc.gov/wysk/what-you-should-know-about-pregnant-workers-fairness-act

Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) Blog https://www.healthyhorizons.com/blogs/blog/what-employers-need-to-know-pregnant-workers-fairness-act-pwfa

PUMP Act Blog: HealthyHorizons.com/blogs/blog/pump-act

Workplace Lactation Law Map https://pregnantatwork.org/workplace-lactation-laws/t

Resources for your Employer and Employees

Mamava: Turn an Existing Room into  a First-class Lactation Space

Public Health Law Center: Lactation Accommodations Laws & Policies – What Every Manager Should Know

The Lactation Network

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