Retaliation
The Company will not retaliate against employees who request or take leave in accordance with this policy. Voting Leave CREA, LLC encourages all employees to fulfill their civic responsibility and to vote in public elections. Most work schedules provide sufficient time to vote either before or after working hours. If the polls are open for at least four consecutive hours before or after the work shift, you will be deemed to have sufficient time outside of work hours to vote. If you do not have sufficient time before or after work to vote, you may take enough time off at the beginning or end of your work shift to vote. Up to two hours' time off for this purpose will be provided without loss of pay. You must request time off to vote from your manager at least two working days prior to Election Day so that the necessary time off can be scheduled at the beginning or end of the work shift, whichever provides the least disruption to normal business operations. The Company will not retaliate or tolerate retaliation against employees who request or take leave under this policy. If you believe that you are being retaliated against because you requested or took leave under this policy, immediately report it to your manager or Human Resources. 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 business operations.
Lactation Location
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.
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