This morning I read a recent post from Suzanne Lucas the “Evil HR Lady”, an HR blogger that provides similar common sense observations about employment issues. The post was an answer to a supervisor question about an employee who drinks so much water and has to pee so often that she can’t get her
Breastfeeding Mothers Need Breaks
Breastfeeding is very common in today’s society, having increased by 10% over the last 15 years. Giving working – nursing – mothers a break was one of the immediate effects of Obamacare when it passed last year. The federal Fair Labor Standards Act was modified to require employers to offer breaks to nursing mothers
Are Employee Breaks Required?
I get a call at least once a month from a panicked client who just heard a rumor that they have to give breaks to employees every day. Unfortunately, there is no snopes.com for employment myths, so this almost total fallacy gets perpetuated over and over. In the vast majority of circumstances the answer is: