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laws regarding pumping@work

Hello all! I haven't actually posted on the board in quite a while, probably since before DD was born, but I still lurk every now & then. I have an IN specific (maybe, not sure) question & figured this would probably be the best place for it, so here it goes :) TIA for any and all insight!!

I'm still on maternity leave & am planning on going back Nov 1st. I am BFing & planning to pump at work. I was told by another coworker who also just had a baby & is also still on leave that she thought they only gave us our normal, 15 minute breaks for pumping, no longer. I have emailed my manager to see if this is correct, but I'm still waiting on her response. Does anyone know if there's a law regarding how long they have to give for women to pump or if there's somewhere I can look for this info? I tried looking online, but am coming up short. I'm worried because if that's true, only 15 minutes, my supply's going to go down pretty quickly. It usually take 20-25 minutes, just pumping alone to get all the milk out, not including set up & putting things away. 

I'm going to post this on a couple other boards just in case, but thank you all so much for any help you're able to give me!

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Re: laws regarding pumping@work

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    https://www.ncsl.org/default.aspx?tabid=14389 - Your employer has to provide a "reasonable" amount of time for you to pump up to a year after your child's birth and also has to provide a place for you to pump other than a restroom.  Obama just signed this into law this year, so you have federal law on your side on this one.  I think a couple of 25 minute breaks a day is completely reasonable.

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    Also, here are Indiana's laws:

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    Ind. Code ? 16-35-6 allows a woman to breastfeed her child anywhere the law allows her to be. (HB 1510)

    Ind. Code ? 5-10-6-2 and ? 22-2-14-2 (2008) provide that state and political subdivisions shall provide for reasonable paid breaks for an employee to express breast milk for her infant, make reasonable efforts to provide a room or other location, other than a toilet stall, where the employee can express breast milk in private and make reasonable efforts to provide for a refrigerator to keep breast milk that has been expressed.  The law also provides that employers with more than 25 employees must provide a private location, other than a toilet stall, where an employee can express the employee's breast milk in private and if possible to provide a refrigerator for storing breast milk that has been expressed. (2008 Ind. Acts, P.L. 13, SB 219)

     

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    My employers gives 2 20 minute breaks. If I go longer than 20 minutes I have to clock out.
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