Employers that make the effort to create a work environment friendly to breast-feeding female employees may well be handsomely rewarded.
That's the word from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. With 75 percent of women in the United States choosing to breast-feed their children, employers are seeing a rise in the number of women who need accommodations at work to support their breast feeding.
HHS's website for women's health offers a trove of options for employers seeking to create a comfortable setting where women can express their milk during working hours.
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Dan Cook
Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.
