Lactation & Parenting

Students

Title IX also includes protections for pregnancy, childbirth, termination of pregnancy, false pregnancy and recovery. More information is available on the student pregnancy and parenting page. 

For supportive measures requests, email Title IX Coordinator Carmen Sirizzotti.

Employees

UNMC follows and supports the guidelines established under the Fair Labor Standards Act protections for employees to pump breast milk at work.

Employees have the right to take reasonable break time to express breast milk for their nursing child, for one year after the child’s birth, each time such employee has need to express the milk. Employees who telework are eligible to take pump breaks under the Fair Labor Standards Act on the same basis as other employees.

Employees must be provided with a place, other than a bathroom, that is shielded from view and free from intrusion from coworkers and public, which may be used by an employee to express milk.

When an employee is using break time at work to express breast milk they must be completed relieved from duty or must be paid for their break time. In addition, the employee, must be compensated in the same way that other employees are compensated for break time.

Email UNMC Human Resources Employee Relations for questions related to leaves, accommodations under Americans with Disabilities Act, concerns or complaints.

For supportive measures requests, questions, concerns or complaints, email Title IX Coordinator Carmen Sirizzotti.