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🤱 Navigating breastfeeding rights? Here’s a snapshot of the legal landscape: Public places are generally breastfeeding-friendly, and workplace protections are in place for nursing mothers. For detailed guidance and to ensure you’re fully informed, visit https://lnkd.in/eAityMP9 💼📜 #BreastfeedingRights #LegalFix

Watching the #MomsFirstSummit thinking it should be required viewing for all legislators & elected politicians. Anyone should tune in if you get a break in your day today.

Did you know that breastfeeding in public wasn’t legal in all 50 states until 2018, and only 14 of 50 U.S. states offer paid leave (13 + D.C.)? This August is National Breastfeeding Month, it’s also a reminder that we still need to work together to close the gap in parental support. From increasing education and access surrounding lactation support, advocating for paid parental leave, respecting all infant feeding journeys, to raising cultural awareness of diverse parenting practices, there's still much to do. Let’s unite to create a supportive environment for all parents! Swipe right to read the full agenda. #nationalbreastfeedingmonth #paidleave #diverseparenting #parentalsupport

Breastfeeding will remain a good rhetoric until certain policies such as duration for leave of work after delivery are aligned to the 6months preferred period for exclusive feeding. But even if the policies are duelly aligned, will Institutions allow to employ women in the productive age? Will some organisations not sideline such women in order to maximise their outputs?#BreastfeedingWeek #ChildProtection #GenderEquality #TertiaryEducation #PolicyAndAdvocacy #TheologyAndReligiousStudies #Unicef #WorldVision @MzuniOnline

Join me and my colleagues at this August webinar series to learn about workplace lactation accommodations and successful implementation strategies! Breastfeeding and chestfeeding employees deserve the full support of their employers. #NationalBreastfeedingMonth

[ Breastfeeding mothers need help 🙏🏻 ] Breastfeeding mothers should not be discriminated against and we should provide more support. In Parliament, I asked for each year in the past five years, how many building owners have applied for grants under the Accessibility Fund for the construction costs of lactation rooms and lactation pods. Minister shared, "Since the implementation of the Code on Accessibility in the Built Environment ('Code') 2013, it has been mandatory for certain building types to provide at least one lactation room. This requirement applies to new buildings, and existing buildings undergoing major retrofitting works where the buildings plans are submitted for regulatory approval on or after 1 April 2014. For private buildings constructed before the implementation of the Code 2013, the Accessibility Fund may provide co-funding of up to 60% of the construction cost of Universal Design features, including lactation rooms. Since 2019, two building owners have applied for the Accessibility Fund to retrofit their buildings with lactation rooms. We strongly encourage more building owners to tap on the Accessibility Fund to improve the inclusiveness of our built environment. Tenants and users, who require these facilities, can also urge building owners to tap on this fund." What do you think 🤔 Let me know your thoughts and I will help raise them in Parliament. Help spread the word 😊 Thanks! #LouisNgInParliament #WeLoveNeeSoonEast  #NeeSoonCares  #HomeWithAHeart

Happy World Breastfeeding Week! This week, we honor and support mothers worldwide by recognizing the significance of breastfeeding for infants' health and well-being and the lactation rights of working mothers. As a law firm dedicated to advocating for employee rights, including employees who are also mothers, we believe it's important to shed light on this topic. World Breastfeeding Week, observed from August 1st to August 7th, commemorates the Innocenti Declaration made by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF in 1990. This declaration aims to protect, promote, and support breastfeeding, ensuring that infants receive the best possible nutrition during the early stages of life. We are grateful for the robust legal framework in California and throughout the United States that safeguards breastfeeding mothers in the workplace. The California Labor Code and the Fair Employment and Housing Act (#FEHA) provide nursing mothers the right to reasonable accommodations, such as break time and private spaces, to express breast milk at work. The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (#FLSA) provides similar protections to working mothers throughout the United States. California laws also prohibit discrimination and retaliation against mothers that assert or attempt to assert their rights to lactation accommodations or for complaining about the failure of an employer to provide this accommodation. These laws play a crucial role in supporting new mothers' physical and emotional well-being, enabling them to balance their professional responsibilities while nurturing their infants. No mother should have to choose between her career and her right to breastfeed her infant. At Payton Employment Law, PC, we stand by the California and federal laws that protect breastfeeding mothers' rights and are proud to advocate for working mothers whose lactation rights have been violated. #WorldBreastfeedingWeek #WorkingMothersRights #CaliforniaLaw #BreastfeedingMothers

World Health Organization and UNICEF recognize significant progress in Guinea-Bissau’s legal support to promoting and protecting breastfeeding. By increasing Maternity leave: 60 to 90 days and establishing Paternity leave: 15 days Guinea Bissau is protecting children’s survival and development, therefore, contributing to increased #Breastfeeding rates.

Nursing parents are taking a stand against major corporations like McDonald's, Starbucks, and Nike for failing to comply with the PUMP Act, which guarantees breastfeeding accommodations at work. As lawsuits emerge, this movement is challenging corporate America to prioritize the rights of nursing employees and ensure they receive the support they deserve. #BreastfeedingRights #PUMPAct #EmployeeAdvocacy #WorkplaceEquity https://lnkd.in/eUf4D73s

Did you know..? In all 50 states and DC, there are laws allowing mothers to breastfeed in public. However! Only 31 states (and DC) exempt breastfeeding mothers from public indecency laws. Breastfeeding in public has been a culturally slow norm in the United States, with Moms still required to use a cover in almost half of states. It wasn't until 1984 that New York become the first state to legally protect breastfeeding from public indecency, and not until 1994 did they pass a law expressly protecting a mother's right to breastfeed her baby in public. US laws have come a long way in the past few decades and continue to improve across the country. Yet there are still many ways to create more supportive spaces for mothers and their babies. Reference: "The Evolution of Breastfeeding Laws in the U.S." Mila's Keeper