Supporting Nursing Mothers in the Workplace National Online Dialogue

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Employers and Employer Groups

Please share ideas on how USDOL can help you meet your responsibilities under Break Time for Nursing Mothers Provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act (Section 7(r)). What compliance guidance, resources, or other tools would be helpful? Please share compliance best practices or innovative ideas that may assist employers to meet their responsibilities.

Number of Ideas: 10
Nursing Mothers and Nursing Mother Groups

Please share ideas on how USDOL can inform nursing mothers of their rights in the workplace under Break Time for Nursing Mothers Provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act (Section 7(r)). How can USDOL assist nursing mothers to work with their employers to ensure they are aware of the provisions and that they have access to lactation breaks?

Number of Ideas: 25
State and Local Policymakers

Please share how your state or local area has supported employers and nursing mothers in understanding and meeting their responsibilities and rights, under the Nursing Mothers Provision. We are particularly interested in any policies or programs that your state or locality has implemented.

Number of Ideas: 10

The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy ePolicyWorks Online Dialogues

Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), ePolicyWorks is a web-based approach to policymaking that engages citizens and stakeholders in new and innovative ways. The initiative leverages the latest technology in crowdsourcing to address barriers to employment for people with disabilities through real-time collaboration and communication around key issues. It reflects a change in how stakeholders connect and collaborate with the Federal Government and each other, thereby increasing the efficiency of the policymaking process.

Since 2013, ePolicyWorks has hosted online dialogues to engage stakeholders and enable the government to gather the public's input on key policy issues related to the employment of people with disabilities. ePolicyWorks works to promote positive, lasting change through effective public policy and advance America's promise of equal employment opportunity for all citizens.

Thank you for joining us in this important effort!