Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

A controversial area that safety professionals should be aware of is that of breast feeding when the mother returns to the job. Although not specifically addressed in the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, safety professionals should be aware of the break-time requirement that is now part of the Fair Labor Standards Act, specifically in Section 4207 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (also referred to as the Affordable Care Act ). Safety professionals should be aware that this provision requires companies and organizations to provide 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 need to express the milk. Additionally, safety professionals should be aware that this provision requires the company or organization to provide 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. This is relatively new, and safety professionals should be aware that this break-time requirement became effective when the Affordable Care Act was signed into law on March 23, 2010. 

In 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) (commonly called Obamacare or the Affordable Care Act (ACA)) was signed into law. This new law, in general, is a major change in the U.S. health care system addressing affordability of health insurance, preexisting conditions, and a number of major... 

He also quoted the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility s press release that stated OSHA s Whistleblower Protection Program is hopelessly overwhelmed. Note more statntes with whistleblower protection provisions are coming (e g.. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act). Interestingly, during the Q A, Dr. Michaels conld not answer how many of the three percent (58) whistleblower complaints that had merit were actnally litigated. 

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