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Nursing Mom Fights for Workplace Rights

Filed in Wage and Hour Issues, Wages and Benefits, Working families • By: Karen Clark • January 12, 2022
Nichole and her son sit at her desk
This working mom’s bosses told her she was embarrassing the men in her office when she needed to express breastmilk. Then our Wage and Hour Division investigators stepped in.
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