2021 11 04 Pregnant in NY Know Your Workplace Rights FINAL
Pregnant in New York? A Guide to Your Workplace Rights During and After Pregnancy If you work in New York, this guide will walk you through your rights and options: During Pregnancy After Birth Returning to Work If you have questions, call A Better Balance’s free, confidential legal helpline at 1-833-NEED-ABB (1-833-633-3222) or fill out our online help form. First, get started with this qu ick ch ecklist: Learned you’re pregnant? Think about: Do I know my rights at Do you need a change to your work while pregnant? job duties, schedule, or work If there is another parent, do they environment to stay healthy on the know their rights at work? job while pregnant? Think about: Have I asked my boss for a pregnancy accommodation? Have I mentioned my pregnancy- related workplace concerns Do you need a few hours or to my health provider? days of time-off for prenatal appointments or morning sickness during pregnancy? Think about: Have I told my boss I Will you need a longer need time-off? leave of absence during pregnancy for pregnancy Do I need a loved one to take complications? Think about: time-off from work to care for me or attend appointments Have I given my boss a heads-up with me? that I’ll need leave and when? Have I prepared my application for NY Temporary Disability Insurance cash benefits? Have you taken steps to prepare Have I given my health for maternity leave to recover from provider any paperwork birth and bond? Think about: they will need to fill out? Have I given my boss a heads-up Will I need a loved one to take that I’ll need leave and when? time-off to care for me? Have I prepared my application for NY Temporary Disability Insurance cash benefits? Have I given my health Have you given birth, or provider any paperwork experienced a loss of they will need to fill out? pregnancy? Think about: Will I need a loved one to Have I submitted my take time-off to care for application for NY Temporary me while I recover? Disability Insurance cash If there is another parent, benefits to recover? have they made a plan Have I submitted my application for time-off to bond? for NY Paid Family Leave to bond? Have I talked to my employer If the baby has another about getting a clean, private parent, have they submitted space and break time to.
their application for NY Paid express milk for my baby Family Leave to bond? when I return to work?.
Returning to work? Think about: Do I need time-off to attend postnatal appointments or my baby’s check-ups? Do I need a clean, private space and break time to pump milk? Do I need time-off or other accommodations for postpartum depression or other pregnancy- Your Rights During Pregnancy related conditions? Did my boss refuse to return me to my same or similar job? While You’re Pregnant While you’re pregnant, you might need a change to your job duties or work environment to stay healthy. NY workers have the right to reasonable accommodations for medical needs related to pregnancy or childbirth. Purpose: Use this law to Job-protected? Yes, retaliation get extra rest or bathroom is against the law. breaks, permission to eat or Eligible? Learn here. drink at your workstation, a larger uniform, changed work How to use: Learn how schedule, light duty, or other to request a pregnancy reasonable accommodations. accommodation here. In NY, employers generally must provide reasonable accommodations for a medical need related to pregnancy TIP: or childbirth, unless doing Under NY law, workers do so would be very difficult or not need to have a disability expensive for your employer to get an accommodation. Any (an “undue hardship”). pregnancy-related condition (such as morning sickness) or pregnancy-related medical need (such as the need for extra bathroom breaks or increased water intake) is enough. While you’re pregnant, you might need occasional time-off or a longer leave of absence..
Learned you’re pregnant? Think about:: Do I know my rights at work while pregnant?.
Learned you’re pregnant? Think about:: If there is another parent, do they know their rights at work?.
Do you need a change to your job duties, schedule, or work environment to stay healthy on the job while pregnant? Think about:: Have I asked my boss for a pregnancy accommodation?.
Do you need a change to your job duties, schedule, or work environment to stay healthy on the job while pregnant? Think about:: Have I mentioned my pregnancy- related workplace concerns to my health provider?.
Do you need a few hours or days of time-off for prenatal appointments or morning sickness during pregnancy? Think about:: Have I told my boss I need time-off?.
Do you need a few hours or days of time-off for prenatal appointments or morning sickness during pregnancy? Think about:: Do I need a loved one to take time-off from work to care for me or attend appointments with me?.
Will you need a longer leave of absence during pregnancy for pregnancy complications? Think about:: Have I given my boss a heads-up that I’ll need leave and when?.
Will you need a longer leave of absence during pregnancy for pregnancy complications? Think about:: Have I prepared my application for NY Temporary Disability Insurance cash benefits?.
Will you need a longer leave of absence during pregnancy for pregnancy complications? Think about:: Have I given my health provider any paperwork they will need to fill out?.
Will you need a longer leave of absence during pregnancy for pregnancy complications? Think about:: Will I need a loved one to take time-off to care for me?.
Have you taken steps to prepare for maternity leave to recover from birth and bond? Think about:: Have I given my boss a heads-up that I’ll need leave and when?.
Have you taken steps to prepare for maternity leave to recover from birth and bond? Think about:: Have I prepared my application for NY Temporary Disability Insurance cash benefits?.
Have you taken steps to prepare for maternity leave to recover from birth and bond? Think about:: Have I given my health provider any paperwork they will need to fill out?.
Have you taken steps to prepare for maternity leave to recover from birth and bond? Think about:: Will I need a loved one to take time-off to care for me while I recover?.
Have you taken steps to prepare for maternity leave to recover from birth and bond? Think about:: If there is another parent, have they made a plan for time-off to bond?.
Have you taken steps to prepare for maternity leave to recover from birth and bond? Think about:: Have I talked to my employer about getting a clean, private space and break time to.
Have you taken steps to prepare for maternity leave to recover from birth and bond? Think about:: express milk for my baby when I return to work?.
Have you given birth, or experienced a loss of pregnancy? Think about:: Have I submitted my application for NY Temporary Disability Insurance cash benefits to recover?.
Have you given birth, or experienced a loss of pregnancy? Think about:: Have I submitted my application for NY Paid Family Leave to bond?.
Have you given birth, or experienced a loss of pregnancy? Think about:: If the baby has another parent, have they submitted.
Have you given birth, or experienced a loss of pregnancy? Think about:: their application for NY Paid Family Leave to bond?.
Returning to work? Think about:.
Do I need time-off to attend postnatal appointments or my baby’s check-ups?.
Do I need a clean, private space and break time to pump milk?.
Do I need time-off or other accommodations for postpartum depression or other pregnancy- related conditions?.
Did my boss refuse to return me to my same or similar job?.
NY & NYC Sick Time Many NY workers have the right to earn paid, job- protected sick time. Purpose? Use this time for prenatal TIP: or postnatal appointments, a child’s routine check-ups, morning Your employer can require sickness, or many other reasons. you to give advance notice of a planned use of sick time Paid? Yes, for most workers. (like a prenatal appointment) but not an unexpected use Job-protected? Yes. of sick time (like a sudden illness or medical emergency). Amount of time? Up to either 40 Your boss cannot require a or 56 hours a year, depending doctor’s note unless you use on the size of your employer. more than 3 sick days in a row. You do not have to give Eligible? Learn if you’re your employer details about covered under NY’s law why you used sick time. here or NYC’s law here. How to use: Tell your boss you need to use your sick time. Your employer must pay you like normal. FMLA Many workers have the right to unpaid, job-protected leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Purpose? Use this time to How to use: address your own serious • Tell your employer health needs, including for you will need to take prenatal care or if unable FMLA leave, at least to work due to pregnancy 30 days before your or childbirth. FMLA can leave will begin. If also be used to care for a you need leave for an seriously ill family member emergency, tell your or to bond with a new baby. boss as soon as you can. Paid? No. But check if • If your employer requests you can receive pay under medical certification, your employer’s policy get a certification form or union contract (if you from your boss. Give the have one), or if you are form to your health care eligible for NY Temporary provider promptly. You Disability Insurance (TDI). generally must return the completed certification Job-protected? Yes. to your employer within Amount of time? Up to 12 15 calendar days. weeks a year. Generally, • Ask your employer if FMLA can be taken all there are any other at once or in shorter: steps you must take. chunks of time, like a Sometimes employers few hours or days. have their own leave Eligible? Learn here. policy and process that you must also follow. Time-off as a reasonable accommodation for a pregnancy-related medical need Even if you are not eligible for sick time or FMLA, or if you have used up your sick time or FMLA, you may have the right to unpaid, job-protected time-off as a reasonable accommodation for a pregnancy-related medical need. Purpose? Use this time Job-protected? Yes. for prenatal or postnatal Amount of time? appointments, morning It depends. sickness, or many other reasons. It can also be Eligible? Learn here. used over a period of How to use: weeks or months for longer-lasting pregnancy- • Tell your boss you need related needs. In NY, time-off as a reasonable employers must provide accommodation due time-off as a reasonable to pregnancy. Give a accommodation for specific date when you’ll pregnancy-related medical be able to return to needs, unless it would be work—it’s okay if it needs very difficult or expensive to change later. Keep in for them to do so (an mind that your employer “undue hardship”). can deny the leave if it would be an undue Paid? No. But check if hardship to provide it. you can receive pay under your employer’s policy or • If your boss asks for union contract, or if you are a note from a health eligible for NY Temporary care provider, try to get Disability Insurance. one in a timely manner. Your provider can learn how to write you a strong note here..
NY Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) You may have the right to cash benefits while on leave. Purpose? Use if you have How to use: an off-the-job injury or • Download Form DB- illness, including if you 450 here as soon as are unable to work due to you become disabled. pregnancy or childbirth. Typically, the first 7 days of TDI are unpaid. Paid? Yes. 50% of wages, Even after that, it may up to $170 a week. take several weeks Job-protected? No. TDI for your benefits to is not a source of job- arrive. You must apply protection—just pay—so within 30 days of it does not protect you becoming disabled. from being fired. However, • Fill out the employee if you are taking unpaid section of the claim form time-off under the FMLA or and give the form to your pregnancy accommodation health care provider to laws, those laws may complete their portion. protect your job while you’re receiving TDI. • If you are currently or very recently employed, Amount of time? Up mail the completed to 26 weeks a year. form to your employer Eligible? Learn here. or to your employer’s TDI insurance carrier. If you have been TIP: unemployed for more than 4 weeks, mail the The first week of TDI is generally unpaid. form to the Workers’ For example, if your Compensation Board. health care provider certifies you as disabled.
TIP: The first week of TDI is generally unpaid. For example, if your health care provider certifies you as disabled.
for 6 weeks, generally.
you will receive only 5.
weeks of TDI benefits..
When you return to work, you might need a private, clean space and break time: to pump milk for your baby. You might also need other accommodations related to pregnancy or childbirth. NY workers have the right to pump milk at work and receive accommodations for other postpartum needs. Purpose? Use these laws to Job-protected? Yes, get reasonable break time retaliation is against the law. to express milk for up to Amount of time? Breaks to three years after your baby’s pump generally at least once birth and a private space, every three hours, for at least other than a bathroom, to 20 minutes, or more if needed. pump. You can also receive reasonable accommodations Eligible? Learn here. for childbirth- or pregnancy- How to use? Learn how related medical needs or to request a lactation conditions, like mastitis or accommodation here, or postpartum depression, unless another accommodation for it would be very difficult or a pregnancy- or childbirth- expensive for your employer to related medical need here. provide (an “undue hardship”). Paid? No, generally break time does not have to be paid. TIP: Some workers experience TIP: health conditions related Covered workers can to their pregnancy, such as postpartum depression, also use sick time to attend postnatal many weeks after giving appointments or to attend birth. These workers may their baby’s check-ups. have the right to reasonable accommodations (such as flexible start time or telework) or additional time-off, to address these conditions. Learn more here. Retaliation is illegal. Your employer cannot fire or punish you for requesting or receiving accommodations or time-off under the law. For More Information: • Visit A Better Balance’s Workplace Rights Hub. • Employers can always provide more than the bare minimum the law requires, so be sure to check your employer’s policies for any additional benefits they may offer. If you are in a union, check if your union contract guarantees any additional benefits. • The information in this guide does not constitute legal advice. It is always advisable to consult an attorney about your individual circumstances. • If you have questions, call A Better Balance’s free, confidential legal helpline at 1-833-NEED-ABB (1-833-633-3222) or fill out our online help form..
Retaliation is illegal.: Your employer cannot fire or punish you for requesting or receiving accommodations or time-off under the law..
For More Information:: • Visit A Better Balance’s Workplace Rights Hub..
For More Information:: • Employers can always provide more than the bare minimum the law requires, so be sure to check your employer’s policies for any additional benefits they may offer. If you are in a union, check if your union contract guarantees any additional benefits..
For More Information:: • The information in this guide does not constitute legal advice. It is always advisable to consult an attorney about your individual circumstances..
For More Information:: • If you have questions, call A Better Balance’s free, confidential legal helpline at 1-833-NEED-ABB (1-833-633-3222) or fill out our online help form..
Pregnant in
New York?
A Guide to Your Workplace Rights During and After Pregnancy If you work in New York, this guide will walk you through your rights and options: During Pregnancy After Birth Returning to Work If you have questions, call A Better Balance’s free, confidential legal helpline at 1-833-NEED-ABB (1-833-633-3222) or fill out our online help form.
First, get started with this qu ick ch ecklist:
Learned you’re pregnant?
Think about: Do I know my rights at Do you need a change to your
work while pregnant?
job duties, schedule, or work If there is another parent, do they environment to stay healthy on the know their rights at work? job while pregnant? Think about: Have I asked my boss for a
pregnancy accommodation?
Have I mentioned my pregnancy- related workplace concerns Do you need a few hours or
to my health provider?
days of time-off for prenatal appointments or morning sickness during pregnancy? Think about: Have I told my boss I Will you need a longer need time-off? leave of absence during pregnancy for pregnancy Do I need a loved one to take complications? Think about: time-off from work to care for me or attend appointments Have I given my boss a heads-up
with me? that I’ll need leave and when?
Have I prepared my application for NY Temporary Disability
Insurance cash benefits?
Have you taken steps to prepare Have I given my health for maternity leave to recover from provider any paperwork birth and bond? Think about:
they will need to fill out?
Have I given my boss a heads-up Will I need a loved one to take
that I’ll need leave and when?
time-off to care for me?
Have I prepared my application for NY Temporary Disability
Insurance cash benefits?
Have I given my health Have you given birth, or provider any paperwork experienced a loss of
they will need to fill out?
pregnancy? Think about: Will I need a loved one to Have I submitted my take time-off to care for application for NY Temporary
me while I recover?
Disability Insurance cash If there is another parent,
benefits to recover?
have they made a plan Have I submitted my application
for time-off to bond?
for NY Paid Family Leave to bond?
Have I talked to my employer If the baby has another about getting a clean, private parent, have they submitted space and break time to their application for NY Paid express milk for my baby
Family Leave to bond?
when I return to work?
Do I need time-off to attend postnatal appointments or
my baby’s check-ups?
Do I need a clean, private space
and break time to pump milk?
Do I need time-off or other accommodations for postpartum depression or other pregnancy- Your Rights During Pregnancy
related conditions?
Did my boss refuse to return
me to my same or similar job?
While You’re Pregnant While you’re pregnant, you might need a change to your job duties or work environment to stay healthy. NY workers have the right to reasonable accommodations for medical needs related to pregnancy or childbirth. Purpose: Use this law to Job-protected? Yes, retaliation get extra rest or bathroom is against the law.
breaks, permission to eat or Eligible? Learn here. drink at your workstation, a larger uniform, changed work How to use: Learn how schedule, light duty, or other to request a pregnancy reasonable accommodations. accommodation here. In NY, employers generally must provide reasonable accommodations for a medical need related to pregnancy TIP:
or childbirth, unless doing Under NY law, workers do so would be very difficult or not need to have a disability expensive for your employer to get an accommodation. Any (an “undue hardship”). pregnancy-related condition (such as morning sickness) or pregnancy-related medical need (such as the need for extra bathroom breaks or increased water intake) is enough.
While you’re pregnant, you might need occasional time-off or a longer leave of absence. For instance, you might need a few hours off to attend a prenatal appointment, a few days off due to nausea, or a longer period of leave due to a serious pregnancy complication. There are three laws that can provide time-off in circumstances like these, as well as a fourth law that can provide cash benefits while you are on leave.
• NY & NYC Sick Time
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Time-off as a reasonable accommodation
for a pregnancy-related medical need Plus: Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) NY & NYC Sick Time Many NY workers have the right to earn paid, job- protected sick time. Purpose? Use this time for prenatal or postnatal appointments, a TIP: child’s routine check-ups, morning Your employer can require sickness, or many other reasons. you to give advance notice of a planned use of sick time Paid? Yes, for most workers. (like a prenatal appointment) but not an unexpected use Job-protected? Yes.
of sick time (like a sudden illness or medical emergency). Your boss cannot require a or 56 hours a year, depending doctor’s note unless you use on the size of your employer. more than 3 sick days in a row. You do not have to give Eligible? Learn if you’re your employer details about covered under NY’s law why you used sick time.
here or NYC’s law here. How to use: Tell your boss you need to use your sick time. Your employer must pay you like normal. FMLA Many workers have the right to unpaid, job-protected leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Purpose? Use this time to How to use: address your own serious
• Tell your employer
health needs, including for you will need to take prenatal care or if unable FMLA leave, at least to work due to pregnancy 30 days before your or childbirth. FMLA can leave will begin. If also be used to care for a you need leave for an seriously ill family member emergency, tell your or to bond with a new baby.
boss as soon as you can. Paid? No. But check if
• If your employer requests
you can receive pay under medical certification, your employer’s policy get a certification form or union contract (if you from your boss. Give the have one), or if you are form to your health care eligible for NY Temporary provider promptly. You Disability Insurance (TDI). generally must return the completed certification Job-protected? Yes.
to your employer within Amount of time? Up to 12 15 calendar days. weeks a year. Generally,
• Ask your employer if
FMLA can be taken all there are any other at once or in shorter steps you must take. chunks of time, like a Sometimes employers few hours or days. have their own leave Eligible? Learn here. policy and process that you must also follow. Time-off as a reasonable accommodation for a pregnancy-related medical need Even if you are not eligible for sick time or FMLA, or if you have used up your sick time or FMLA, you may have the right to unpaid, job-protected time-off as a reasonable accommodation for a pregnancy-related medical need.
Purpose? Use this time Job-protected? Yes. for prenatal or postnatal
Amount of time?
appointments, morning It depends. sickness, or many other reasons. It can also be Eligible? Learn here. used over a period of How to use: weeks or months for longer-lasting pregnancy- • Tell your boss you need related needs. In NY, time-off as a reasonable employers must provide accommodation due time-off as a reasonable to pregnancy. Give a accommodation for specific date when you’ll pregnancy-related medical be able to return to needs, unless it would be work—it’s okay if it needs very difficult or expensive to change later. Keep in for them to do so (an mind that your employer “undue hardship”). can deny the leave if it would be an undue Paid? No. But check if hardship to provide it.
you can receive pay under your employer’s policy or • If your boss asks for union contract, or if you are a note from a health eligible for NY Temporary care provider, try to get Disability Insurance. one in a timely manner. Your provider can learn how to write you a strong note here. NY Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) You may have the right to cash benefits while on leave.
Purpose? Use if you have How to use: an off-the-job injury or
• Download Form DB-
illness, including if you 450 here as soon as are unable to work due to you become disabled. pregnancy or childbirth. days of TDI are unpaid. Paid? Yes. 50% of wages, Even after that, it may up to $170 a week. take several weeks Job-protected? No. TDI for your benefits to is not a source of job- arrive. You must apply protection—just pay—so within 30 days of it does not protect you becoming disabled.
from being fired. However,
• Fill out the employee
if you are taking unpaid section of the claim form time-off under the FMLA or and give the form to your pregnancy accommodation health care provider to laws, those laws may complete their portion. protect your job while you’re receiving TDI.
• If you are currently or
very recently employed, Amount of time? Up mail the completed to 26 weeks a year. form to your employer Eligible? Learn here. or to your employer’s TDI insurance carrier. If you have been TIP: unemployed for more than 4 weeks, mail the The first week of TDI is generally unpaid. form to the Workers’ For example, if your Compensation Board.
health care provider certifies you as disabled Your Rights After Birth After Giving Birth After you give birth, you may
Last Updated June 2021
need leave to recover, as well as time to bond with your baby. Although you will recover from childbirth and bond with your baby at the same time, the law treats time to recover from childbirth and time to bond with your baby differently. Often, covered workers will use the recovery laws first, typically in the 6 weeks after a vaginal delivery or the 8 weeks after a c-section. Then, they will use a bonding law to bond with their baby.
But, for financial reasons, some workers will structure their leave differently, such as taking paid bonding leave immediately after childbirth, without taking leave to recover. Leave to Recover from Birth FMLA Many workers have the right to unpaid, job-protected leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
Purpose? Use this time Job-protected? Yes. for your own serious Amount of time? Up health condition, including to 12 weeks a year. recovering from childbirth (typically 6 weeks after Eligible? Learn here. How to use: Review the weeks after a c-section) FMLA section of this guide. or attending postnatal appointments. FMLA can also be used to care for a seriously ill family member TIP:
or to bond with a baby. Many of these laws Paid? No. But check if also apply to workers you can receive pay under who experience your employer’s policy or miscarriage or stillbirth. union contract, or if you are Learn more here. eligible for NY Temporary Disability Insurance. Time-off as a reasonable accommodation to recover from childbirth or for a related condition Even if you are not eligible for time-off under the FMLA, or have used up your FMLA, you may have the right to unpaid, job-protected time-off as a reasonable accommodation for childbirth or a related condition.
Purpose? Use this Paid? No. But check if time for many reasons, you can receive pay under including to recover your employer’s policy or from childbirth, to attend union contract, or if you are postnatal appointments, eligible for NY Temporary or for your own pregnancy- Disability Insurance. related medical need Job-protected? Yes.
or condition, such as postpartum depression or
Amount of time?
mastitis. In NY, employers It depends. generally must provide Eligible? Learn here. time-off as a reasonable accommodation for How to use: Review the childbirth or related time-off as a reasonable medical needs, unless it accommodation would be very difficult or section of this guide. expensive for them to do so (an “undue hardship”).
NY Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) You may have the right to cash benefits while on leave. Purpose? Use if you have Job-protected? No. TDI an off-the-job injury or is not a source of job- illness, including if you are protection—just pay—so recovering from childbirth it does not protect you (typically 6 weeks after from being fired. However, a vaginal delivery and 8 if you are taking unpaid weeks after a c-section). time-off under the FMLA or pregnancy accommodation Paid? Yes. 50% of wages, laws, those laws may up to $170 a week.
protect your job while you’re receiving TDI. Amount of time? Up to 26 weeks a year. Eligible? Learn here. How to use: Review the TDI section of this guide. Leave to Bond with Your Baby Option A: NY Paid Family Leave (PFL) Many NY workers have the right to paid, job-protected leave to bond with a new baby.
Purpose? Use this time to bond with a new baby anytime within 12 months of the baby’s birth. PFL can also be used to care for a seriously ill family member. Paid? Yes. 67% of wages, up to a cap. Job-protected? Yes. TIP: Workers cannot receive Amount of time? Up TDI and PFL at the same to 12 weeks a year.
time, but they could receive Eligible? Learn here. one and then the other. For instance, a worker could How to use: Learn here. receive 6 weeks of TDI after a You can use PFL all at vaginal delivery (though the once or in chunks of time first week will be unpaid), followed by 12 weeks of PFL. as short as one day. In some circumstances, your employer can require you to use up FMLA leave at the same time as PFL leave. If so, follow the steps for taking FMLA leave, in addition to the steps for taking PFL.
Option B: FMLA Even if you are not eligible for paid bonding leave under PFL, you may be eligible for unpaid, job-protected bonding leave under the FMLA, if you have not used up your FMLA. Purpose? Use this time to bond, if you are not eligible for PFL. TIP: Paid? No. Many dads and other Job-protected? Yes. non-birth parents have the right to Amount of time? Up PFL or FMLA leave to 12 weeks a year.
to bond with their baby. If both parents Eligible? Learn here. meet PFL’s coverage requirements, they How to use: Review the generally each FMLA section of this guide. have the right to Employers cannot require their own 12 weeks medical certification paid bonding leave. for FMLA leave used for Learn more here.
bonding, though they can require documentation of family relationship. Your Rights When Returning to Work Returning to Work When you return to work, you might need a private, clean space and break time to pump milk for your baby. You might also need other accommodations related to pregnancy or childbirth.
NY workers have the right to pump milk at work and receive accommodations for other postpartum needs. Purpose? Use these laws to Job-protected? Yes, get reasonable break time retaliation is against the law. to express milk for up to Amount of time? Breaks to three years after your baby’s pump generally at least once birth and a private space, every three hours, for at least other than a bathroom, to 20 minutes, or more if needed.
pump. You can also receive reasonable accommodations Eligible? Learn here. for childbirth- or pregnancy- How to use? Learn how related medical needs or to request a lactation conditions, like mastitis or accommodation here, or postpartum depression, unless another accommodation for it would be very difficult or a pregnancy- or childbirth- expensive for your employer to related medical need here.
provide (an “undue hardship”). Paid? No, generally break time does not have to be paid. TIP: Some workers experience TIP: health conditions related Covered workers can to their pregnancy, such also use sick time as postpartum depression, to attend postnatal many weeks after giving appointments or to attend birth. These workers may their baby’s check-ups. have the right to reasonable accommodations (such as flexible start time or telework) or additional time-off, to address these conditions. Learn more here.
receiving accommodations or time-off under the law.
• Employers can always provide more than the bare
minimum the law requires, so be sure to check your employer’s policies for any additional benefits they may offer. If you are in a union, check if your union contract guarantees any additional benefits. legal advice. It is always advisable to consult an attorney about your individual circumstances.
• If you have questions, call A Better Balance’s
free, confidential legal helpline at 1-833-NEED-ABB (1-833-633-3222) or fill out our online help form