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Supporting Teachers
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Yearly Training
Require yearly training for employers/employees educating them on breastfeeding laws and discrimination. Most companies are already required to do yearly ADA/Discrimination training, a short 5min video added with this would be both cost effective and efficient in keeping employers and employees up to date on breastfeeding/pumping laws in the workplace.
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Supporting breaks for direct breastfeeding
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Enforcement of the Break Time Provision
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Clarifying privacy requirements
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Education on rights and responsibilities
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Accommodations when working off site
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Informing Colleagues
Colleague understanding and support of the current laws and/or the need for future laws is just as important as the employer needing to know. I suggest there be a professional development offered to staff/employees/colleagues so they too understand and can better support their colleagues who are breastfeeding and/or pumping.
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Removal of the 1 year limitation
Many women pump past one year. If you're goal is one year, you can't just stop pumping. It has to be a gradual process. The WHO recommends breastfeeding to 2yrs. I don't feel it's fair to put an end date or at least it needs to be extended to 2 yrs.
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Information on how break time affects other workplace benefits
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Education/Clarification on "Reasonable" time
Employers are often not familiar with breastfeeding and what's involved in pumping. Providing additional education around what is typical for a pumping parent in regards to length of time and frequency would be helpful for employers understanding of needs.
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Provide examples of low cost space
Employers tend to see "provide space" and think it needs to be an added room/space. Outlining examples of low cost ways to provide space, such as utilizing an existing space as needed.
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supporting immigrant mothers
Using academic researchers to go into their communities to help mothers understand their rights through participatory action research. Those willing, can help organize communities through academic/scholar activism that involves giving voice to mothers so that they can discuss their issues and prioritize.
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