Wednesday, February 24, 2021
The Puerto Rico Women’s Advocate Office has published Guidelines for the Establishment of Nursing Rooms with the purpose of ensuring uniformity and setting forth all aspects employers should consider when establishing a nursing room in the workplace.
The Guidelines went into effect on February 11, 2021.
Right to Nurse
Under Puerto Rico’s Nursing Leave Law, nursing mothers who work at least 7.5 hours a day are entitled to 1 hour of paid leave each working day to nurse or pump breastmilk. This hour can be divided into 2 periods of 30 minutes or 3 periods of 20 minutes. Nursing mothers who work between 4 and 7.5 hours are entitled to a 30-minute paid period after 4 consecutive hours of work to nurse or pump milk.
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The Puerto Rico Women’s Advocate Office has published Guidelines for the Establishment of Nursing Rooms with the purpose of ensuring uniformity and setting forth all aspects employers should consider when establishing a nursing room in the workplace.
The Guidelines went into effect on February 11, 2021.
Right to Nurse
Under Puerto Rico’s Nursing Leave Law, nursing mothers who work at least 7.5 hours a day are entitled to 1 hour of paid leave each working day to nurse or pump breastmilk. This hour can be divided into 2 periods of 30 minutes or 3 periods of 20 minutes. Nursing mothers who work between 4 and 7.5 hours are entitled to a 30-minute paid period after 4 consecutive hours of work to nurse or pump milk.