Legal Rights & Parental Leave

• NY Patient Bill of Rights

• NYC Standards for Respectful Care at Birth

• Birth Monopoly

• Black Birthing Bill of Rights (Nat’l Assoc. to Advance Black Birth)

• For Breastfeeding Mothers Going Back to Work (NY State Dept of Health)

• Breastfeeding Benefits under the Affordable Healthcare Act

• Breastfeeding Laws by State

• Supporting Nursing Moms at Work (Office of Women’s Health, Federal Government)

Parental Leave Info

• U.S. Department of Labor Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) - provides certain employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per year. It also requires that their group health benefits be maintained during the leave.

• New York Paid Family Leave (a newer benefit phased in over past few years that most parents qualify for)

• Parento leave resources (a parental leave insurance company)

Nonprofits & Advocates

• If/When/How - lawyering for reproductive justice; hotline for legal questions: 844-868-2812

• A Better Balance - a worker’s guide to NY Paid Family Leave

• Center for Parental Leave Leadership (coaching) / The Parental Leave Playbook (book)

• Community Health Advocates, health insurance 

• Pregnant @ Work (Center for WorkLife Law)

• Here’s the Plan (Book and Website)

Federal, State & City Agencies 

• U.S. EEOC 

• New York State Division of Human Rights

• NYC Commission on Human Rights Department of Financial Services 

Private Lawyer

• NYC Bar Legal Hotline, (212) 626-7383 

• Berke-Weiss Law PLLC, berkeweisslaw.com, (212) 888-2680  

• Crumiller P.C., crumiller.com - the feminist litigation firm dedicated to fighting harassment, discrimination, and abuse (esp. in workplace & through birthing process)