Human Resources

Lactation Rooms

Human Resources (HR) is collaborating with the campus community to ensure lactation rooms are located within close proximity to work locations.

Five private lactation rooms are available and conveniently located as follows:

Sproul Hall – Room 2113

Pierce Hall – Room 2214 B

Human Resources
University Village
Suite 208 - Room A

Additional Lactation Rooms

Three restricted-access locations are available to faculty, staff and students assigned to work in the following locations:

• Child Development Center (CDC-N)
• Center for Environmental Research & Technology (Ce-Cert)
• UCOP IntelliCenter

As the program expands, more lactation rooms will be added on campus. Please check back to find out when these conveniently located facilities will be ready.

Alternate Option – Create Your Own Lactation Space

While we are making efforts to offer additional locations, we have developed alternate options to help departments and nursing mothers create a temporary lactation space in their department or office.

If a lactation room is not easily accessible (more than a 5-7 minute walk), Human Resources will loan a breast pump and breast pump kit to nursing mothers. This option will allow departments to set up a temporary private lactation space and help ensure nursing mothers feel supported. For more information on this option, please contact Nicole Vargas at wellness@ucr.edu.

Reserve a Room

To reserve a room, review the UCR Lactation Accommodation Program Guidelinesand complete the Room Usage and Program Participant Agreement. Once the Agreement has been completed, please contact Nicole Vargas at wellness@ucr.edu to obtain the room key.

Federal Health Care Reform Act Requirements

Effective March 23, 2010 the Federal Health Care Reform Act requires the following:

• A “reasonable break time for an employee to express breast milk for her nursing child for 1 year after the child’s birth each time such employee has a need to express the milk.”
• A “place, other than a bathroom, that is shielded from view and free from intrusion from coworkers and the public, which may be used by an employee to express breast milk.”
• A reasonable amount of break time to express milk as frequently as needed by the nursing mother. The frequency of breaks needed to express milk as well as the duration of each break will likely vary.
• A bathroom, even if private, is not a permissible location under the Act. The location provided must be functional as a space for expressing breast milk. If the space is not dedicated to the nursing mother’s use, it must be available when needed in order to meet the statutory requirement. A space temporarily created or converted into a space for expressing milk or made available when needed by the nursing mother is sufficient provided that the space is shielded from view, and free from any intrusion from co-workers and the public.

Contact Information

Nicole Vargas, MPH, RD, Wellness Program Specialist

Telephone:  (951) 827-5082

Email:  nicole.vargas@ucr.edu