Let’s see… she couldn’t take a sick day or a vacation day? She couldn’t leave the building for a few minutes and go to her car to pump? A special “wellness room” isn’t plush enough? Come ON! Any of those ideas would just be too inconvenient. No, she had to resign.
Most pumps require a standard electrical plug. Most cars don’t have one of those. If she didn’t purchase an adapter, it may not have been an option for her to “pump in the car”. She arrived at work assuming she would have access to the lactation room – how would she take a sick or vacation day once she’s already at work and in the midst of this situation? Also, some companies require mothers to use their sick & vacation days as a part of their “leave” time for maternity, so she may not have had any on her first day back.
Paperwork needed for the latation room? Couldn’t make an exception? Supervisor response if true was inappropriate. Nationwide office did not have a very professional response for the first day back to work for a new mom.
She should have gone to her car and stuck in out…but a first day back for a new mother is pretty stressful.
(Wellness room is where sick people go – yuk! It’s not about plush it’s about not wanting to be in a small space where sick peole have been)
Not all pumps can plug into a car. Most cars don’t have a standard wall plug in them. And not all pumps have a manual adapter, or she may not have brought it with her, assuming she could access the existing lactation room.
OK, I was all with the new mom until it said this was her second child and she had taken 2 months off the year before for her first. How could she have not known of the paperwork required to access the lactation room?
I have to admit I know nothing about the specifics of a lactation room, but why would there be a paperwork requirement & a 3 day waiting period? It was obvious she was returning from maternity leave.
Perhaps she didn’t breastfeed her first child? Perhaps the policy changed? There are many reasons why she might not know about the paperwork requirement.
I guess this is one where I disagree with the Federal judge. Why it went that far, I don’t know. Wouldn’t have been easier to just let her use it for 3 days? paperwork? nonsense. This is either procedure run amok or there is something else here to this that we do not know.
Let’s see… she couldn’t take a sick day or a vacation day? She couldn’t leave the building for a few minutes and go to her car to pump? A special “wellness room” isn’t plush enough? Come ON! Any of those ideas would just be too inconvenient. No, she had to resign.
BS Case and a good decision by the court.
Nice try, you ignorant soul. She has federal protections. She’ll win on appeal. http://www.dol.gov/whd/nursingmothers/
Most pumps require a standard electrical plug. Most cars don’t have one of those. If she didn’t purchase an adapter, it may not have been an option for her to “pump in the car”. She arrived at work assuming she would have access to the lactation room – how would she take a sick or vacation day once she’s already at work and in the midst of this situation? Also, some companies require mothers to use their sick & vacation days as a part of their “leave” time for maternity, so she may not have had any on her first day back.
(hands on face)… I just don’t want to deal with you mean people anymore. Boo Hoo. I’m gonna tell!!!!
Paperwork needed for the latation room? Couldn’t make an exception? Supervisor response if true was inappropriate. Nationwide office did not have a very professional response for the first day back to work for a new mom.
She should have gone to her car and stuck in out…but a first day back for a new mother is pretty stressful.
(Wellness room is where sick people go – yuk! It’s not about plush it’s about not wanting to be in a small space where sick peole have been)
Not all pumps can plug into a car. Most cars don’t have a standard wall plug in them. And not all pumps have a manual adapter, or she may not have brought it with her, assuming she could access the existing lactation room.
Many pumps including the one my wife used were battery powered, you only needed to plug in if the battery was low. Proper planning is key.
Hey, it says they’re “On Your Side”, not in the front.
OK, I was all with the new mom until it said this was her second child and she had taken 2 months off the year before for her first. How could she have not known of the paperwork required to access the lactation room?
I have to admit I know nothing about the specifics of a lactation room, but why would there be a paperwork requirement & a 3 day waiting period? It was obvious she was returning from maternity leave.
Perhaps she didn’t breastfeed her first child? Perhaps the policy changed? There are many reasons why she might not know about the paperwork requirement.
But she should have known about them. Yes there could be the reasons listed that she didn’t know…..but she should have known.
more proof that Iowa hates women
I guess this is one where I disagree with the Federal judge. Why it went that far, I don’t know. Wouldn’t have been easier to just let her use it for 3 days? paperwork? nonsense. This is either procedure run amok or there is something else here to this that we do not know.
The three male judges clearly have never experienced the mind numbing pain that can occur when milk is not expressed as needed.
udder destruction…