Brenda Bandy is the Executive Director for the Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition and an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant.  Brenda Bandy oversees the KBC’s programs, working across public and private sectors to remove barriers to breastfeeding. Since 2009, she has assisted hundreds of businesses in Kansas, at no cost, to support their breastfeeding workers and comply with federal laws while creating a family-friendly workplace.  Brenda’s years of experience working with employers have given her many creative solutions to solve any employer’s challenges to providing space and break time for their breastfeeding employees.   

Family Friendly Workplaces

Businesses are eager to be an “employer of choice” when recruiting and retaining quality employees. Family-friendly workplace policies are part of the solution. This session will provide practical solutions and details on “Family Forward Workplace” policies that employees are looking for and some that the federal law requires.

Objectives:

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  • Be able to communicate the benefits to businesses of family-friendly policies.
  • Understand the key components of the federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act.
  • Leave with at least three (3) practical implementation strategies for each of the laws.