The PUMP Act, a bill designed to extend workplace protections to an additional 9 million nursing parents, went into full effect last week. Now, workers will be able to sue their employers if they are ...

Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a Field Assistance Bulletin to its staff on how to enforce the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act, which was signed into law at the end of 2022 and is ...

What the PUMP Act means for new parents — and who isn't covered. (Photo: Getty) As many new parents know, having to pump breast milk for a newborn can be incredibly taxing — and more so when you have ...

On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act)[1] into law, expanding workplace protections to all breastfeeding employees covered by the Fair Labor Standards ...

Nursing parents still have no place to pump at work. Now they’re suing. Illustration showing concept of injustice for nursing parents; lady justice is depicted pumping milk, holding scales in one hand ...

As Congress raced against the clock in Dec. 2022 to pass the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill, all eyes were on the bigger issues: things like avoiding a government shutdown, funding for Ukraine, ...

When started my career as a flight attendant, I never imagined that I wouldn’t be able to continue breastfeeding after I went back to work. I thought that, like most workplaces, my airline would be ...

As a woman working on Amtrak, first as a conductor and later as an engineer, my job posed challenges in many areas. At times it wasn’t easy being the only woman on board. But, like most of the female ...

A new federal law that expands workplace protections for nursing mothers is good news for Burlington-based Mamava, which makes lactation suites for breastfeeding women. Orders picked up sharply when ...

New York, NY, Aug. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Most moms begin their breastfeeding journey with a pump and a bra, often purchased separately. Both may seem like smart choices, but when used together, ...