California Labor Commissioner Featured Speaker at Seminar Promoting Accommodations for Nursing Mothers at Work

Who:

Labor Commissioner Angela Bradstreet

Denise Padres, Deputy Chief, Division of Labor Standards Enforcement

Wendy Wright, Lactation Consultant and Founder of Lactation Navigation, LLC

What:

Seminar & Networking Event

When:

Thursday, May 13 – three events throughout the day

8:00  - 9:00 AM

12:00 Noon – 1:00 PM

5:00 – 6:00 PM

Where:

Mills – Peninsula (Mills Campus)

Sequoia Hospital's Health & Wellness Center

El Camino Hospital

100 South San Mateo Drive, San Mateo, CA

749 Brewster Avenue, Redwood City, CA

2500 Grant Road, Mountain View, CA

Continental Breakfast Served

Light Lunch Served

Refreshments Served

Why:

The emphasis of this free seminar is to inform employers and managers about the state's requirements and the benefits of providing workplace lactation accommodation.  California was among the first states in the nation to enact legislation that requires employers to provide unpaid break time and a clean, private space for nursing mothers.  California's Labor Commissioner, Angela Bradstreet, was a recent guest at the White House and spoke to President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama about California's lactation law.  The state's requirements are now part of the recently-passed Federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.  

Seminar sponsors include the California Breastfeeding Coalition, California WIC, First 5 of Santa Clara County, The Santa Clara Public Health Department, Mills-Peninsula Health Services, Sequoia Hospital, El Camino Hospital, Lactation Navigation LLC, the Northern California Human Resources Association and The Business Case for Breastfeeding.

Contact:

Krisann Chasarik

Erika Monterroza

415-703-5050

www.dir.ca.gov