All employees

CCA recognizes that breast milk is the optimal food for growth and development of infants. This policy is to establish guidelines for promoting a breastfeeding-friendly work environment and supporting lactating employees at CCA for as long as they desire to express breastmilk. CCA supports the legal right and necessity of employees who choose to express milk in the workplace.

Policy Goals:

• To establish guidelines promoting a work environment that supports breastfeeding at CCA
• To establish that employees have a right to request lactation accommodation
• To comply with San Francisco’s Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance.

Employer Responsibilities:

Communication

A copy of this policy will be disseminated to every newly hired employee and to any employee who inquires about or requests pregnancy or parental leave.

CCA will respond to an employee’s request for lactation accommodation within 5 business days.

Breaks:

The break time shall, if possible, run concurrently with employee’s lunch and break time.

If the time for an employee’s break time does not run concurrently or when additional time is necessary, the break time may be unpaid.

Lactation Space:

CCA will provide breastfeeding employees with space in close proximity to the employee’s work area that is that shielded from view and free from intrusion from co-workers and the public, to express breastmilk. The room or location may include the place where the employee normally works if it otherwise meets the requirements of the lactation space. Restrooms are prohibited from being utilized for lactation purposes. Please click here for information on lactation spaces on campus.

The lactation space:

• Be safe, clean, and free of toxic or hazardous materials
• Contain a place to sit, a surface to place a breast pump and personal items
• Have access to electricity
• Have access to a sink with running water and a refrigerator in close proximity to employee work area

Multi-purpose rooms may be used as lactation space if they satisfy the requirements for space; however, use of the room for lactation takes priority over other uses.

Discrimination and Retaliation Related to Breastfeeding or Expressing Milk are Prohibited
California law and the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance expressly prohibit discrimination or retaliation against lactating employees for exercising their rights granted by the ordinance. This includes those who request time to express breast milk at work and/or who lodge a complaint related to the right to lactation accommodations. Employees have the right to file a complaint with the Labor Commissioner for any violation of the rights underlying this policy.

How to Request Lactation Accommodations:

Please use the Request for Lactation Accommodation form to request and provide details for a lactation accommodation at CCA. Please sign and return this form to Human Resources (hr@cca.edu) at least 5 business days before the start of the request for lactation accommodation. Human Resources will notify you within 5 business days, in writing whether your lactation accommodation has been approved.

Contact Human Resources (hr@cca.edu or (415) 703-9550), if you have any questions.