The U.S. Department of Labor is undertaking an effort to alert families of changes in federal law that now extend the rights to pump breastmilk at work to more women, including those employed as teachers, farmworkers and care workers.

The newly enacted Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act extends the rights of nursing mothers to have time and a private space to pump breastmilk at work. Under the PUMP Act, more workers in more industries are now protected by the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The new protections also expand remedies available to these workers if their employers do not comply with the law.

The campaign by the department’s Wage and Hour Division — which enforces the PUMP Act and the FLSA — provides information about worker protections for nursing mothers including national outreach and a website providing guidance, fact sheets and other resources for workers and employers.

Among the PUMP Act’s provisions is the extension of rights and protections to have break time and space to pump breast milk at work to include millions of working women not previously covered by the FLSA. It also allows working women to take legal action and seek monetary remedies if their employer fails to comply with federal law.