Lactation Policy, Policy No. 455

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The purpose of this policy is to provide technology center employees who are lactating with accommodations should they desire to express breast milk during the workday while separated from their newborn child.

The board of education shall provide any employee who is lactating reasonable paid break time each day to use a designated lactation room for the purpose of maintaining milk supply and comfort. The break time may run concurrently with any break time, paid or unpaid, already provided to the employee.  If the break time is unpaid, the lactating employee must be completely relieved from duty.

The board shall make a reasonable effort to designate a private, secure and sanitary room or other location other than a bathroom, where an employee can pump or express their milk or breastfeed their child. The designated area shall be a space where intrusion from co-workers, students and the public can be prevented, and one where an employee who is using this area can be shielded from view. Reasonable effort to provide nearby access to a clean water source and sink for hand washing and rinsing out breast pump equipment will also be made.

Contact Information

Any employee who has experienced gender-based harassment, discrimination, bullying, or similar misconduct, including discrimination based on a pregnancy-related condition, or has additional questions regarding the information contained in this policy should contact:

Stephania Cordova, Executive Director, Human Resources

Title IX Coordinator (Staff)

Moore Norman Technology Center

4701 12^th Avenue NW, Norman, OK. 73069

Email: Complianceofficer@mntc.edu

(405) 801-5000

Reference:

29 U.S.C. § 207(r); OKLA. STAT. tit. 70, § 5-149.3

 

Revised: September 17, 2024