Hosted by Center for Health Equity, Education, & Research (CHAMPS)

Date: May 28, 2025

Time: 10 – 11 a.m. PST

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Join the first session in our new workplace webinar series! This session will address legal requirements for workplace support of breastfeeding employees, protections for families (PUMP Act, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act), DOL required signage to post, application to the hospital setting, and relevant resources.

CHAMPS hospital HR staff, lactation teams, other relevant hospital departments, and community partners are encouraged to attend.

Please see this webpage for a description of this webinar series.

Meet the Speakers: 

Jessica Lee is Co-Director of the Center for WorkLife Law and a nationally recognized expert on the laws at the intersection of employment, education, and reproductive justice. She played an instrumental role in the conception and passage of the PUMP Act, and now advises enforcement agencies, employers, and educational institutions on best practices for supporting lactating workers under law.

Cathy Carothers, BLA, IBCLC, FILCA, is a breastfeeding promotion and support expert and Co-Director of the nonprofit Every Mother, Inc. Cathy has provided more than 1,000 lactation workshops and trainings, including state-level workshops for employers and community advocates on worksite lactation support. She has developed national and state-level resources for supporting employed breastfeeding mothers and helped implement CHAMPS’ Mississippi WINS project to improve workplace support for breastfeeding employees. Cathy is a CHAMPS coach and consultant.

Questions? Please contact CHAMPS at champs.breastfeed@gmail.com