Thank you for completing the Nursing Moms at Work Survey!
Your responses are valuable! They will help us develop resources that will be freely available to Ohio businesses to help them support nursing moms at work.
Every Mother, Inc. is working with the Ohio Department of Health on this statewide initiative to provide information and support for Ohio businesses. Every Mother is a nonprofit organization that provides lactation-related training and technical assistance to healthcare providers, public health programs, and businesses to improve support for nursing moms.
To learn more about Federal FLSA requirements for lactation support, check out these links:
- U.S. Department of Labor: https://www.dol.gov/WHD/nursingmothers/
- DOL Fact Sheet #73 “Break Time for Nursing Mothers under the FLSA”: https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs73.htm
- DOL FAQ “Break Time for Nursing Mothers”: https://www.dol.gov/whd/nursingmothers/faqBTNM.htm
- Supporting Nursing Moms at Work: Employer Solutions: https://www.womenshealth.gov/supporting-nursing-moms-work
- The Business Case for Breastfeeding: https://www.womenshealth.gov/breastfeeding/breastfeeding-home-work-and-public/breastfeeding-and-going-back-work/business-case
- Workplace Support in Federal Law (U.S. Breastfeeding Committee): http://www.usbreastfeeding.org/workplace-law
- Surgeon General’s Call To Action to Support Breastfeeding: https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/reports-and-publications/breastfeeding/index.html
Ohio businesses can contact Every Mother, Inc. for information and free technical assistance at:
Cathy Carothers, Co-Director
Every Mother Inc.
