Wage and Hour Policies Accommodations for Nursing Mothers CREA, LLC provides accommodations for nursing mothers to express milk in the workplace in accordance with federal and New York law. Reasonable Break Time to Express Milk The Company will provide nursing mothers with 30 minutes of paid break time (lactation breaks) to accommodate their need to express breast milk for their nursing child whenever they have a reasonable need to express milk. If additional time is needed beyond the 30 minutes, existing paid break or meal time may be used. These lactation breaks will be provided for up to three years following the child’s birth. Advance Notice of Need to Express Milk To ensure that the Company can provide appropriate accommodations, you are encouraged to notify your manager in writing of your need to express milk at work, preferably before returning to work after childbirth. This notice should include the anticipated number of breaks needed per day and any preferred times for these breaks. Written notice can be provided through email, text message, or any other written communication method regularly used within the Company. We will respond to this request within five business days and work with you to establish a break schedule that accommodates both your needs and our The Company will provide nursing mothers with a private room or other location, other than a restroom, to express milk. The room or location will be well lit, in close proximity to the work area, and be shielded from view and free from intrusion from coworkers and the public. The room or location will have a chair, a working surface, nearby access to clean running water, and an electrical outlet. If the sole purpose or function of the room or location is not dedicated for use by employees to express breast milk, those who need the room for expressing milk will be given priority use of the room, and their pumping needs will determine the availability of the room for other purposes. The Company will notify employees as soon as practical when the room or location has been designated for use to express breast milk. business operations. Lactation Location If compliance with the room/location requirements would impose an undue hardship on the Company, we will make reasonable efforts to provide a room or other location, other than a restroom or toilet stall, that is in close proximity to the work area where employees can express breast milk in privacy. You may submit a lactation location request through appropriate person or the Human Resources department. We will respond to your request within five business days. Milk Storage Expressed milk can be stored [in company refrigerators, refrigerators provided in the lactation room, or other location]. Sufficiently mark or label your milk to avoid confusion for others who may share the refrigerator. You may also bring a personal cooler for storage. Retaliation The Company will not discriminate or retaliate against employees who express breast milk in the workplace in accordance with this policy. Required Notice The Company has provided you with a copy of the New York State Department of Labor’s Policy on the Rights of Employees to Express Breast Milk in the Workplace , which is attached as an addendum at the end of this handbook.
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