WASHINGTON, DC – The
U.S. Department of Labor is hosting an online dialogue to help employers and
nursing mothers understand their rights and responsibilities under the law. The
Supporting Nursing Mothers in the
Workplace Online Dialogue will also solicit best practices to
educate nursing mothers about key protections of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Employers, nursing mothers, state and local policymakers, and other interested
people can participate through Friday, August 23, 2019.
“This dialogue seeks feedback from key stakeholders who help
nursing mothers – from employers and employer groups, to nursing mother groups,
to state and local policymakers,” said Cheryl Stanton, Administrator of the
Wage and Hour Division. “It’s an important discussion that will allow the Wage
and Hour Division to receive valuable feedback on the needs of nursing mothers
in the workplace.”
This online dialogue is hosted by the Department’s Office of
Compliance Initiatives (OCI) in partnership with the Wage and Hour Division, Women’s Bureau, and the Office of Disability Employment
Policy (ODEP). The dialogue is facilitated through ODEP’s ePolicyWorks initiative.
Please register to participate.
OCI is part of the Department’s Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Policy. It aims to foster a compliance assistance culture within the
Department, complement its enforcement efforts, and improve compliance
assistance outreach. Through Worker.gov and Employer.gov, OCI
provides information about worker rights and employer responsibilities.
The mission of the Department of Labor is to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners, job seekers, and retirees of the United States; improve working conditions; advance opportunities for profitable employment; and assure work-related benefits and rights.
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