Breastfeeding
Indiana code § 16-35-6-1
“Not withstanding any other law, a woman may breastfeed her
child anywhere the woman has the right to be.”
child anywhere the woman has the right to be.”
Know Your Legal Rights
Indiana
Indiana codes § 5-10-6-2 and § 22-2-14-2 require reasonable paid break time for expressing milk and a reasonable effort to provide a private space other than a toilet stall. Employers with at least 25 employees must provide a refrigerator or other cold storage for milk (to the extent that is reasonably possible for them to do so).
To view laws in detail go to:
iga.in.gov/laws/2024/ic/titles/5#5-10-6-2
iga.in.gov/laws/2024/ic/titles/22#22-2-14-2
Federal
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act almost all workers have a legal right to break time and a private space for pumping milk for up to one year following the birth of the child. The pumping space cannot be a bathroom.
Employers with fewer than 50 employees, may be excused from complying when providing the required break time and space would impose undue hardship. However, undue hardships are rare.
To learn more about the laws that protect your right to pump at work, visit dol.gov/agencies/whd/pump-at-work/
For more information or to file a complaint, call the US Department of Labor at:
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