Do you want a lawsuit with your burger? Lawsuit Against McDonalds for Violations of PUMP Act.

Mathew Moldawer
Mathew Moldawer
03/22/2024
Two McDonald’s employees, with other similarly situated employees, filed a lawsuit on February 14, 2024 against McDonald’s USA, LLC, MBM Management, Harold T. Clark, LLC, and ABC Corporations, alleging violations of the PUMP Act in the federal district court of Illinois.  The lawsuit alleged that the two employees were told they would be provided accommodations afforded under the PUMP Act to express breast milk but were not provided...
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DOL Releases Revised Mandatory FMLA and FLSA Posters

The DOL has revised its Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) posters.  Employers will need to update these postings to remain in compliance with their obligations under these laws. FMLA Poster. Employers who are covered by the FMLA (i.e., private employers with 50 or more employees within a 75-mile radius, as well as public agencies regardless of employee count) are required to display the DOL poster that...
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More DOL Guidance On The PUMP Act

Kollman & Saucier
Kollman & Saucier
06/06/2023
In this third blog post on the PUMP Act (my earlier posts can be read here), I share the key takeaways from the Department of Labor's (DOL) recently released Field Assistance Bulletin that provides additional clarification on how this new law is to be applied. As a reminder, the PUMP Act (the Act) expands lactation protections for nursing mothers under the Fair Labor Standards Act, in that employers are required to provide nursing mothers with a...
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New Federal Protections For Nursing Mothers

Beyond the Pregnant Fairness Workers Act, which we discussed last week on our blog, the Consolidated Appropriates Act (which takes effect on June 23, 2023) also includes the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act).  The new law significantly expands existing lactation accommodations/protections for nursing mothers under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and took effect on December 29, 2022, which changes to...
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