The Board of Education recognizes the immediate and long-term health advantages of breastfeeding for infants and mothers and desires to provide a supportive environment for any district employee to express milk for her infant child upon her return to work following the birth of the child. The Board prohibits discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation against any district employee who chooses to express breast milk for her infant child while at work.
(cf. 4030 - Nondiscrimination in Employment)
The district shall provide a reasonable amount of break time to accommodate an employee each time she has a need to express breast milk for her infant child. (Labor Code 1030)
To the extent possible, such break time shall run concurrently with the break time already provided to the employee. Any additional break time used by a non-exempt employee for this purpose shall be unpaid. (Labor Code 1030; 29 USC 207)
The employee shall be provided a private location, other than a restroom, which is in close proximity to her work area and meets the requirements of Labor Code 1031 and 29 USC 207, as applicable.
Employees are encouraged to notify their supervisor or other appropriate personnel in advance of their intent to make use of the accommodations offered for employees who are nursing mothers. As needed, the supervisor shall work with the employee to address arrangements and scheduling in order to ensure that the employees' essential job duties are covered during the break time.
Lactation accommodations may be denied only in limited circumstances in accordance with law. (Labor Code 1032; 29 USC 207)
Before an employee's supervisor makes a determination to deny lactation accommodations, he/she shall consult the Superintendent or designee. In any case in which lactation accommodations are denied, the Superintendent or designee shall document the options that were considered and the reasons for denying the accommodations.
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
200-262.4 Prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sex
CIVIL CODE
43.3 Right of mothers to breastfeed in any public or private location
GOVERNMENT CODE
12940 Discriminatory employment practices
12945 Discrimination based on pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions
LABOR CODE
1030-1033 Lactation accommodation
CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 2
1103511051 Sex discrimination; pregnancy and related medical conditions
UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 29
207 Fair Labor Standards Act; lactation accommodation
FAIR EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING COMMISSION DECISIONS
Department of Fair Employment and Housing v. Acosta Tacos (Chavez),FEHC Precedential Decision 09-03P, 2009
Management Resources:
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS PUBLICATIONS
Rest Periods/Lactation Accommodation, Frequently Asked Questions
Lactation Accommodation
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLICATIONS
Minimum Requirements of the California Lactation Accommodation Law
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION PUBLICATIONS
Lactation Support Program Toolkit
FEDERAL REGISTER
Reasonable Break Time for Nursing Mothers, December 21, 2010, Vol. 75, No. 244, pages 80073-80079
OFFICE OF THE SURGEON GENERAL PUBLICATIONS
The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding, 2011
HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION PUBLICATIONS
The Business Case for Breastfeeding: Steps for Creating a Breastfeeding Friendly Worksite, Toolkit, 2008
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION, PUBLICATIONS
Fact Sheet #73: Break Time for Nursing Mothers under the FLSA, rev. August 2013
Employment Protections for Workers who are Pregnant or Nursing (Oct. 2017)
Frequently Asked Questions - Break Time for Nursing Mothers
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FAIR EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING, PLUBLICATIONS
Your Rights and Obligations as a Pregnant Employee (June 2017)
California Law Prohibits Workplace Discrimination and Harassment (May 2017)
U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, PUBLICATIONS
Pregnancy Discrimination
Enforcement Guidance: Pregnancy Discrimination and Related Issues (June 2015)
WEB SITES
California Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor and Standards Enforcement: http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse
California Department of Public Health: http://www.cdph.ca.gov
California Women, Infants and Children: http://www.wicworks.ca.gov
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov
Health Resources and Services Administration: http://www.hrsa.gov
Management Resources:
WEBSITES
Office of the Surgeon General: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov
U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, Break Time for Nursing Mothers: http://www.dol.gov/whd/nursingmothers
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: https://www.eeoc.gov
California Department of Fair Employment and Housing: https://dfeh.ca.gov
Policy RIVERSIDE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
adopted: July 17, 2018 Riverside, California