States Augment Protections For New Mothers on Jobsites

摘要

Helen Robinson took three maternity-leaves during her 14-year tenure as a geotechnical field engineer at a Pennsylvania design firm. Returning to work after each leave, she often toiled at remote sites with no shelter for miles, forcing her to pump breast milk in her car. But in communicating to male peers the need to take an unscheduled break to "pump," Robinson had to make sure they knew it was not related to concrete or site water but nourishment for a new life.