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Maternal Newborn Nursing Certification Practice Test

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Pumping breast milk in the workplace is protected by:
  1. The Family Medical Leave Act.
  2. Several Federal laws.
  3. One Federal law and many state laws.
  4. No Federal laws.
Explanation
Answer: D - Pumping breast milk in the workplace is not protected by any Federal laws. Some employers are accommodating and others are not. A role for the lactation consultant in terms of public policy is advocacy. This would be an excellent area for lactation consultants to advocate for.
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Jessica Brossard says:

This is incorrect. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires employers to provide reasonable break time for an employee to express breast milk for their nursing child for one year after the child's birth each time such employee has need to express the milk.

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