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California bill to establish “breastfeeding discrimination” in employment likely to become law.

By Michelle Hickman | Posted on June 7, 2012

California Assembly Bill AB 2386 promises to be a blockbuster for breastfeeding rights – and moms and babies – if it passes both houses of the state legislature. Authored by Assemblyman Michael Allen, the bill is novel in that it proposes … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Blog, Breaking News, Take Action | Tagged acosta tacos, Assembly Bill AB 2386, breastfeeding and sex discrimination, breastfeeding discrimination, California Department of Fair Employment and Housing vs. Acosta Tacos | 1 Comment

Beating the Employment “Booby Trap”

By Bettina Forbes, CLC | Posted on September 28, 2009

This post is part of the September Carnival of Breastfeeding, and it’s our first time participating, so we would love to hear what you think! Please scroll down and read the other interesting posts, too. This month’s theme is working … Continue reading →

Posted in Booby Traps | Tagged Booby Traps, Breastfeeding & Working | 8 Comments

Booby Traps Series: Students should have the right to pump on campus.

By Tanya Lieberman, IBCLC | Posted on October 9, 2013

“When I got to the room I was using to pump, there was someone in it taking a nap.” “I found a carrel in the library, but it wasn’t very private.” “I heard there’s a secret room in the Whitmore … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Booby Traps, Empower, Main Content, Prepare | Tagged affordable care act, breastfeeding students, marina chavez, pregnancy discrimination act of 1978, pumping, pumping on campus, students pumping, title IX | 3 Comments

Best Breastfeeding Deals & Giveaways for Breastfeeding Month, August 2013!

By Bettina Forbes, CLC | Posted on August 9, 2013

Here’s a roundup of great deals courtesy of our wonderful sponsors, in honor of National Breastfeeding Awareness Month, August 2013. All of our sponsors are WHO-CODE compliant and meet the rigorous criteria of our C.A.R.E. – WHO Alliance, pledging … Continue reading →

Posted in Babeworthy, Main Content | Tagged A Mother's Boutique, Breastfeeding Deals, Earth Mama Angel Baby, Limerick Inc., My Brest Friend, National Breastfeeding Month, The Babied Family, World Breastfeeding Week | 1 Comment

Booby Traps Series: Yes, you can be fired for breastfeeding or pumping. But let’s get to know two important cases that may change that.

By Tanya Lieberman, IBCLC | Posted on December 26, 2012

This is the 67th post in a series on Booby Traps, made possible by the generous support of Motherlove Herbal Company. In 2008, Texas mother Donnicia Venters was planning on returning to her job at Houston Funding after having a … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Booby Traps, Empower, Inspire, Main Content, Prepare | Tagged ab 2386, acosta tacos vs. marina chavez, Booby Traps, breastfeeding, breastfeeding discrimination, Breastfeeding Promotion Act, breastpump, california, california department of fair employment and housing, donnicia venters, eeoc, houston funding breastfeeding, jake marcus, lactation, motherlove herbal company, pregnancy discrimination act of 1978, pumping at work, related medical conditions | 5 Comments

Booby Traps Series: Let’s give thanks for this year’s Booby Trap-busting developments

By Tanya Lieberman, IBCLC | Posted on November 19, 2012

This is the 62nd in a series of posts on Booby Traps, made possible by the generous support of Motherlove Herbal Company. You might think that writing each week about Booby Traps would make one feel pretty discouraged. But I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Booby Traps, Empower, Inspire, Main Content, Prepare | Tagged ab 2386, affordable heatlh care act, american academy of pediatrics breastfeeding policy, baby friendly hospital initiative, black breastfeeding 360, Black Mother's Breastfeeding Association, Blacktating, Booby Traps, breastfeeding, breastfeeding discrimination, Breastfeeding USA, celebrity event, Centers for Disease Control, donor milk, employer accommodations, exclusive breastfeeding, formula gift bags, Healthy Child Healthy World, HMBANA, Jenna Elfman, jerry brown, kaiser permanente, Kelly Preston, Laila Ali, latch on new york, who growth charts, WIC, workplace pumping | Leave a comment

Best for Babes Announces “Take Action” Hub to Inform the Media & Moms of Breaking Advocacy News

By Danielle and Bettina | Posted on June 28, 2012

Best for Babes is thrilled to announce a long-awaited and vital component to the success of the Breastfeeding Cause: a centralized hub where moms and the media can get the latest information on breaking discrimination or harassment news, top campaigns, … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Breaking News, Main Content, Take Action | Tagged Best for Babes Take Action, Booby Traps, breastfeeding, breastfeeding advocacy, Breastfeeding Booby Traps, Breastfeeding Cause, breastfeeding news, Causes, Danielle Rigg, Media, Michelle Hickman, moms, Take Action | 2 Comments

The “Breastfeeding-in-Uniform Booby Trap” for Military Moms

By Robyn Roche-Paull, IBCLC | Posted on June 23, 2012

Over Memorial Day weekend a set of beautiful photographs began circulating on Facebook of two Air National Guard women, in uniform, breastfeeding their babies. The photographs were taken as part of breastfeeding campaign designed to help increase the rates of … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Breaking Advocacy News, Breaking News, Main Content, Take Action | Tagged Breastfeeding in Combat Boots, Breastfeeding in Uniform, Brynja Sigurdardottir, Department of Defense breastfeeding, miltary breastfeeding, miltary moms breastfeeding, Mom2Mom Breastfeeding Support Group, Robyn Roche-Paull | 3 Comments

Help us Create a Company Policy & Employee Training Toolkit for Target & Other Stores, Restaurants, etc.

By Bettina Forbes, CLC | Posted on December 15, 2011

Yesterday, we posted about an incidence at a Houston area Target where a mother was humiliated and harassed for breastfeeding in the store, despite Target’s corporate policy, and despite the legal right Texas mothers have to breastfeed in public. … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Main Content | Tagged Alyssa Milano, Breastfeeding Promotion Act, breastfeeding rights, celebrities testify before congress, Corporate Breastfeeding Policy, Corporate policy, Employee Training Toolkit for Breastfeeding Customers, Target | 13 Comments

Top 5 Tips for Working and Breastfeeding

By Bettina Forbes, CLC | Posted on September 15, 2011

While the U.S. still has a long way to go to make employment breastfeeding-friendly for all babes, there has been some great progress recently, and more women are getting into the working and pumping groove. Who knows, some day soon, the water cooler may be … Continue reading →

Posted in Main Content, Support 360 | Tagged affordable care act, breastfeeding and working, breastfeeding laws, business case for breastfeeding, employment, insurance companies, lactation and law, reasonable break time, state laws breastfeeding, United States Breastfeeding Committee, working and pumping | 3 Comments

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