To the Members of the United States Congress:
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce strongly supports the negotiated compromise version of the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act and urges Congress to approve this legislation before the session concludes. This important bill represents a balanced approach to providing more support to nursing mothers in the workplace.
This legislation would update the Break Time for Nursing Mothers Act, which became law in 2010. That law amended the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to require employers with more than 50 employees to provide a space for mothers to either nurse or, more likely, to express breast milk. It also requires employers to provide reasonable breaks for workers to nurse. Because the legislation amended the FLSA’s overtime provision, it does not cover workers exempt from overtime. It also lacks an enforcement mechanism.
The PUMP Act would expand coverage to those workers currently exempt and would provide workers with a remedy if employers fail to provide accommodation or reasonable breaks. The bill would improve upon the current law in several key areas:
· Employers would be allowed 10 days to improve space allocated for nursing mothers before employees could proceed with seeking relief from the courts. This provision would assure that more employees can get the accommodations they need in a timely manner...
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