Employer ResourcesEmployers benefit when they support breastfeeding:
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Sample Employer Policies for Supporting Breastfeeding Employees:
Workplace Breastfeeding Issues in the News
Other Helpful Links for Employers:
Need Assistance?
Your Local Breastfeeding Friendly Worksite Regional Coordinator can share information and offer assistance!
"WIC Employer - Childcare Support" -- English:
https://youtu.be/pUk5cxByJSU
"Support Breastfeeding, It's Worth It" -- English:
http://www.ok.gov/health/multimedia/PRHD-v9%209246%20Breastfeeding_CC_approval_3.mov
"Support Breastfeeding, It's Worth It" -- Spanish:
http://www.ok.gov/health/multimedia/PRHD-v3%209246%20Breastfeeding_spnsh_OpenCC_3.mov
"Support the Breastfeeding, Working Mother" – English: http://www.ok.gov/cmsfiles/wic/support.html
- Policy for Supporting Breastfeeding Employees – Office on Women’s Health – Business Case for Breastfeeding
- Sample Worksite Breastfeeding Policy – Wisconsin Dept. of Health & Family Services/Wisconsin Breastfeeding Coalition
- Worksite Breastfeeding Policy– Oklahoma State Department of Health
Workplace Breastfeeding Issues in the News
- U.S. Department of Labor and Bank of America Sign Agreement Implementing Companywide Program to Enhance Working Environment for Nursing Mothers, August 6, 2020
Other Helpful Links for Employers:
- Guide to the Rights of Breastfeeding Employees in Oklahoma - Shows how federal and state laws affect Oklahoma working parents
- Breastfeeding Works Brochure (pdf, 177 KB) – Guidelines to become an Oklahoma Breastfeeding Friendly Worksite from COBA, OK Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition, and the Preparing for a Lifetime Initiative to Reduce Infant Mortality
- Application for Recognition as an Oklahoma Breastfeeding Friendly Worksite
- Supporting Nursing Moms at Work: Employer Solutions – Online resource from Womenshealth.gov for various industries, with photos and videos of actual worksites, employees, and employers!
- Break Time for Nursing Mothers Under the FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act) – Department of Labor Fact Sheet #73
- Department of Labor FAQ about break time for nursing mothers
- Business Case for Breastfeeding (Office on Women's Health – Toolkit for Workplace Breastfeeding Support)
- Breastfeeding Benefits Coverage in the Affordable Care Act – Toolkit from National Women’s Law Center (pdf, 11 pages) – includes an explanation of the law, sample scripts & letters for contacting insurers about coverage of breastfeeding equipment (including PUMPS) and lactation care, and a Q & A section.
- Harvard Business Review’s 2019 summary of why and how to accommodate breastfeeding employees
https://hbr.org/2019/04/how-companies-can-support-breastfeeding-employees
Need Assistance?
Your Local Breastfeeding Friendly Worksite Regional Coordinator can share information and offer assistance!
- Click here for Map and updated contact information.
"WIC Employer - Childcare Support" -- English:
https://youtu.be/pUk5cxByJSU
"Support Breastfeeding, It's Worth It" -- English:
http://www.ok.gov/health/multimedia/PRHD-v9%209246%20Breastfeeding_CC_approval_3.mov
"Support Breastfeeding, It's Worth It" -- Spanish:
http://www.ok.gov/health/multimedia/PRHD-v3%209246%20Breastfeeding_spnsh_OpenCC_3.mov
"Support the Breastfeeding, Working Mother" – English: http://www.ok.gov/cmsfiles/wic/support.html
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