Posts tagged FLSA Section 7(r) requirements.
A recent settlement emphasizes that employers must be sure they are prepared to respond appropriately to a nursing mother's request for breaks to express breastmilk.
Breaks, Government Enforcement, RetaliationTags: 207(r), 29 U.S.C. 207(r), 7(r), breast milk, breastmilk, FLSA Section 7(r) requirements, lactation, Section 207(r), Section 7(r), Section207(r)
The U.S. Labor Department reports that a temporary-staffing employee has received $1,152 in back-wages and unspecified "other damages" for what it contended was a violation of the FLSA's Section 7(r).
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Interpretations proposed by many commenters would place employers in yet another legal minefield.
Breaks, Compliance, Enforcement, Government Enforcement, Hours WorkedTags: break, breaktime, breastmilk, lactation, nursing, 7(r), Section 7(r), Section 207(r), Section 4207, interpretations, zz, FLSA Section 7(r) requirements
The U.S. Labor Department has now published "preliminary interpretations" and a request for information regarding this year's federal Fair Labor Standards Act lactation-break amendment.
Breaks, Compliance, Enforcement, Government Enforcement, Hours WorkedTags: break, breaktime, breastmilk, lactation, nursing, 7(r), Section 7(r), Section 207(r), Section 4207, zz, FLSA Section 7(r) requirements
The U.S. Labor Department has released its general views about the meaning of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act's new lactation-break requirement.
Breaks, Enforcement, Government Enforcement, Hours Worked, LegislationTags: break, breaktime, breastmilk, lactation, nursing, Section 7(r), 7(r), Section 207(r), Section 4207, zz, FLSA Section 7(r) requirements