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TUSTIN POLICE DE PARTMENT GENERAL ORDERS
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1035 - Lactation Break Policy 1 POLICY 1035 LACTATION BREAK POLICY
1035.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
The purpose of this policy is to provide reasonable accommodations to employees desiring to
express breast milk for the employee’s infant child (29 USC § 207 and Labor Code §§ 1030 -
1032).
1035.1.1 ACCREDITATION STANDARDS
This section pertains to the following CALEA Standards: (None applicable at this time.)
1035.2 POLICY
It is the policy of this department to provide , in compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act,
reasonable break time and appropriate facilities to accommodate any employee desiring to
express breast milk for her nursing infant child (29 USC § 207 and Labor Code §§ 1030 -1032).
1035.3 LACTATION BREAK TIME
A rest period should be permitted each time the employee has the need to express breast milk
(29 USC § 207). In general, lactation breaks that cumulatively total 30 minutes or less during any
four-hour work period or major portion of a four -hour work period would be considered
reasonable. However, individual circumstan ces may require more or less time. Such breaks, if
feasible, should be taken at the same time as the employee’s regularly scheduled rest or meal
periods.
While a reasonable effort will be made to provide additional time beyond authorized breaks, any
such time exceeding regularly scheduled and paid break time will be considered unpaid (Labor
Code § 1030).
Employees desiring to take a lactation break shall notify Communications or a supervisor prior to
taking such a break . Such breaks m ay be reasonably dela yed if they would seriously disrupt
department operations (Labor Code § 1032).
Once a lactation break has been approved, the break should not be interrupted except for
emergency or exigent circumstances.
1035.4 PRIVATE LOCATION
The Department will make reasonable efforts to accommodate employees with the use of an
appropriate room or other location to express milk in private. Such room or place should be in
close proximity to the employee’s work area and shall be other than a toilet stall (Labor Code §
1031).
CATEGORY DATE ADOPTED LAST REVIEW NEXT REVIEW
4 01/24/2011 05/01/201 8 05/01/20 20
TUSTIN POLICE DE PARTMENT GENERAL ORDERS
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1035 - Lactation Break Policy 2 Employees occupying such private areas shall either secure the door or otherwise make it clear
to others that the area is occupied with a need for privacy. All other employees should avoid
interrupting an employee during an authorized lactation break, except to announce an emergency
or other urgent circumstance.
Authorized lactation breaks for employees assigned to the field may be taken at the nearest
appropriate private area.
1035.5 STORAGE OF EXPRESSED MILK
Any employee storing expressed milk in any authorized refrigerated area within the Department
shall clearly label it as such and shall remove it when the employee ends her shift.