--- type: threshold id: break-time-for-nursing-mothers asset: regulatory-threshold-triggers title: "Break Time for Nursing Mothers — US federal employment law thresholds by employee count" sources: - https://stratus.hr/resources/federal-law-breakdown-how-many-employees source_quote: "Break Time for Nursing Mothers Break Time for Nursing Mothers is a sub-section to the ACA that requires you to provide rest breaks and accommodations (in a location other than a bathroom) for nursing mothers to express breast milk for up to 1 year after the child’s birth." generated: true verified: false harvested: 2026-08-04 stale_after: 2027-08-04 law: "Break Time for Nursing Mothers" full_name: "Break Time for Nursing Mothers" employee_threshold: "1" requirement: "you to provide rest breaks and accommodations (in a location other than a bathroom) for nursing mothers to express breast milk for up to 1 year after the child’s birth" counting_note: "Employers with fewer than 50 employees may be exempt if they can demonstrate an undue hardship" --- **Law:** Break Time for Nursing Mothers **Full name:** Break Time for Nursing Mothers **Employee threshold:** 1 **Requirement:** you to provide rest breaks and accommodations (in a location other than a bathroom) for nursing mothers to express breast milk for up to 1 year after the child’s birth **Counting note:** Employers with fewer than 50 employees may be exempt if they can demonstrate an undue hardship > Break Time for Nursing Mothers Break Time for Nursing Mothers is a sub-section to the ACA that requires you to provide rest breaks and accommodations (in a location other than a bathroom) for nursing mothers to express breast milk for up to 1 year after the child’s birth. Source: