Pregnancy and Lactation

In compliance with both state and federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Acts, DU provides reasonable accommodations for employees with known limitations due to routine pregnancies, childbirth, or related medical conditions.

Employees experiencing pregnancies that result in medical conditions may also pursue accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act. For more information, please see Disability Accommodations above.  A reasonable accommodation is a modification or adjustment that allows the employee to perform the essential functions of the job or access the benefits of employment while pregnant or experiencing a pregnancy-related condition. 

Employees who are pregnant or who have been affected by childbirth or childbirth-related medical conditions and are seeking accommodations should contact their HR Partner.  Employees seeking family leave under state or federal statutes due to their pregnancy should contact Benefits@du.edu. For more information, please see Leaves of Absence below.

Employees should refer students experiencing routine pregnancies to the Office of Equal Opportunity & Title IX and students experiencing pregnancies that result in medical complications to AccessibleDU: Student Disability Services for assistance with pregnancy-related accommodations.

Federal law requires the University to provide employees reasonable break time to express human milk for a child for up to one (1) year after the child's birth; under Colorado law, this requirement lasts for up to two (2) years after the child’s birth. Consistent with these laws, the University will provide break time each time an employee has a need to express milk understanding that the frequency and duration of breaks needed to express milk will likely vary based on the needs of the employee and the child. Employees who are working remotely are eligible to take such breaks on the same basis as employees who are not working remotely. During such breaks, the University will relieve an employee completely from duty or the University will pay the employee for the break time.

The University also provides private spaces for employees, students, and visitors to express breast milk.

For more information regarding the process for requesting and addressing these requests, as well as information regarding lactation rooms, please review the University’s Lactation and Breastfeeding/Chestfeeding Policy.

For information regarding the resources available regarding pregnancy and lactation, please visit HRIC’s Pregnancy, Lactation, and Family Resources website.\