An Advocates Toolkit for New Rights

We wanted to repost and update the toolkit for lactating workers rights.

The Center for WorkLife Law’s, Winning New Rights for Lactating Workers: An Advocates Toolkit gives grassroots advocates the information, model language, and tools they need to fight for better workplace lactation protections in their state. This is my go to resource when I’m working with a lactating parent who needs legal support for workplace or school accommodations. There are also helpful resources for talking with our elected officials.

To request your copy of the Toolkit, click HERE.

1. Know Your Legal Rights
   • Center for WorkLife Law’s & A Better Balance’s state-by-state Know-Your-Rights guides for workers about how to “Talk to Your Boss About Your Pump”
   • Map with overview of all state workplace lactation laws
   • Chart of current state paid family and medical leave laws
   • Interactive guide to state and local paid sick time laws
   • Webinar, Everything You Need to Know About Workplace Breastfeeding Law
2. Take Action
   • USBC’s PUMP advocacy page and PUMP Advocacy Toolkit
   • Fact sheet on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and the PWFA Take Action Tool
   • Fact sheet on the importance of paid family and medical leave
   • Fact sheet on the Healthy Families Act
   • Winning New Rights for Lactating Workers: An Advocate’s Toolkit
3. Get Help
   • Free legal helpline for employees:
     1. Center for WorkLife Law (English, Español, other languages available): 415-703-8276 or email hotline@worklifelaw.org
     2. A Better Balance (English, Español): 1-833-633-3222 or https://www.abetterbalance.org/get-help/
     3. U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division: 1-866-4-USWAGE (1- 866-487-9243) or https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact
   • Free legal helpline for students (English, Español, other languages available): 415-565-4640 or https://thepregnantscholar.org/contactus/
   • Assistance for advocates expanding breastfeeding rights: 415-565-4640 or email info@worklifelaw.org
4. U.S. Department of Labor Resources
   • The Family and Medical Leave Act: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fmla
   • FLSA Break Time for Nursing Mothers provisions: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/nursing-mothers
   • Executive Order 13706: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/government-contracts/sick-leave
   • Wage and Hour Division information: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd or 1-866-4-USWAGE (1-866-487-9243)