Western Organization for Women

Resources Related to the Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act (820 ILCS 260/)

Research by Janine Cavicchia and William Thompson


Illinois Law

Nursing Mothers In the Workplace Act   820 ILCS 260/
State Reccomendations for Implementing 820 ILCS 260
Awards and Certifications offered by the state of Illinois regarding 820 ILCS 260
 

Documents Related to Western Organization for Women's Lactation Facilities Project

Resolution for WIU Constituent Groups
WIU Press Release regarding 820 ILCS 260.
 

Other States' Laws

50 State Summary of Breastfeeding Laws   (brief)
Summary of Breastfeeding Legislation (detailed)
 

Selected University Related Resources

 
University of California Davis Breastfeeding Support Program
 
University of California San Diego Lactation Facilities
 
Duke Lactation Rooms
 
Emory University Lacation Program
 
University of Michigan Dearborn   Proposal for a lactation station
 
University of Washington  Lactation Stations on Campus
University of Washington Lactation station user agreement
 
Georgia Tech Nursing Moms Program Agreement
 
University of Houston   News story on lactation station
 
University of Indiana Press Release on Lactation Station
 
Iowa State University   Parks Library Lacation Room
 
University of Iowa Lactation Facilities
 
University of California Santa Barbara Press Release
 
University of New Mexico   Staff Council Standing Committee Minutes Jan. 10, 2006 item regarding need for lactation stations
 
University of California, San Francisco Medical Center  Lactation Services
 
Vanderbilt Lactation Room Policies
 
Virginia Tech Lactation Facilities
 

Non University Specific Resources

 
How to Establish a Workplace Lactation Program
 
Tulane University's "How To.." and cost estimates
 
Article on commercial Lactation Stations: Products, resources and services
 
Employer FAQs
 
CDC Breastfeeding Data
 

Articles of Interest

 
 
(2006) "About breast-feeding." New York Times July 2, 2006, Editorial
 
"Successful breast-feeding requires cultural change." National Catholic Reporter 30(31): 24-24.
 
(2005). "Good for Babies. Good for Working Moms. Good for Business." Working Mother 28(6): 46-46.

 
B.B.H "Breast-feeding and the bottom line." Working Woman 19(4): 18
 
Cardenas, R. and D. Major "Combining Employment and Breastfeeding: Utilizing a Work-Family Conflict Framework to Understand Obstacles and Solutions." Journal of Business & Psychology 20(1): 31-51
 
Frank, E. (1998). "Breastfeeding and maternal employment: two rights don't make a wrong." The Lancet 1083(1)
 
Galtry, J. "Lactation and the labor market: Breastfeeding, labor market changes, and public policy in the United States."Health Care for Women International 18(5): 467.
 
Galtry, J. "Suckling and Silence in the USA: The Costs and Benefits of Breastfeeding." Feminist Economics 3(3): 1-24
 
Kasdan, D. "Reclaiming Title Vii and the Pda: Prohibiting Workplace Discrimination against Breastfeeding Women." New York University Law Review 76(1): 309.
 
Noble, S. "Maternal employment and the initiation of breastfeeding." Acta Paediatrica 90(4): 423-428
 
Ortiz, J., K. McGilligan, et al. (2004). "Duration of breast milk expression among working mothers enrolled in an employer-sponsored lactation program." Pediatric Nursing 30(2): 111(9)
 
Petersen, D. J. and H. R. Boller (2004). "Employers' duty to accommodate breast-feeding, working mothers."  Employee Relations Law Journal   30(1): 80(9).
 
Pimor, A. "Right to Breastfeed in the Workplace? Williams v Ministry of Defence [2003] All ER (D) 142." Journal of Social Welfare & Family Law 26(3): 289-300.
 
Shellenbarger, S. (2005). "Employer, State Support Stalls for Mothers Who Nurse at Work." Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition 246(111): D4
 
Tyson, A. S. "Congress looks at breast-feeding and the workplace. (Cover story)." Christian Science Monitor 90(86): 1.
 
Witters-Green, R. "Increasing Breastfeeding Rates in Working Mothers." Families, Systems & Health: The Journal of Collaborative Family HealthCare 21(4): 415-434.