Lactation Rooms
Accommodation
Illinois Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act (820 ILCS 260/1), as amended by Public Act 100-1003, and the Federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA), an employer shall provide reasonable break time to an employee who needs to express breast milk for her infant child for up to one year after the child's birth. An employer shall provide a private space, other than a bathroom, where an employee can express her milk on an as needed basis.
In accordance with Illinois School Code – Breastfeeding Accommodations for Pupils, lactating students will be provided with a reasonable amount of time to express breast milk (or breastfeed an infant child). Lactating students shall not incur an academic penalty for using the reasonable accommodation to express breast milk during the school day.
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Nursing mothers shall be paid for break time needed for nursing or expressing milk. The break time may run concurrently with any break time already established. Nursing mothers are also entitled to a reasonable number of additional paid breaks to allow to them to nurse or express milk. Departments shall provide reasonable break time as needed by the employee unless doing so would create an undue hardship as defined by the Illinois Human Rights Act. Supervisors are asked to contact their university or system human resources office before denying an employee a paid break for expressing milk based on the undue hardship exclusion. [University of Illinois System Human Resource Services]
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| Campus | Building Number | Building Name | Address | Room Number | Access Instructions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | 601 | University Hall (UH) | 601 S. Morgan St. | Room 430 | Open access. Go to 409 UH (reception area) and show ID or call X3-2500 with questions. |
| East | 605 | Student Center East (SCE) | 750 S. Halsted St. | Room 243B of CSRC | Enter through Wellness Center, 237 SCE (the West side of Inner circle) and go to front desk with UIC ID to obtain key. Call X3-7440 with questions. |
| East | 605 | Student Center East (SCE) | 750 S. Halsted St. | Room 243C of CSRC | Enter through Wellness Center, 237 SCE (the West side of Inner circle) and go to front desk with UIC ID to obtain key. Call x3-7440 with questions. |
| East | 606 | Student Center East Tower (SCET) | 710 S. Halsted St. | Room 609A | Go to Building Manager, 1st floor concourse SCE with ID to obtain key. Call x3-5100 with questions. |
| East | 607 | Science and Engineering Laboratory East (SELE) | 950 S. Halsted St. | Room 2112C | Open access. |
| East | 609 | Daley Library (LIB) | 801 S. Morgan St. | Room 3111E | Check out the key from the circulation desk. Call x6-2724 with questions. |
| East | 618 | Behavioral Sciences Building (BSB) | 1007 W. Harrison St. | 4th floor Women's Restroom | Open access. |
| East | 619 | Science and Engineering South (SES) | 845 W. Taylor St. | Room 1106B | Open access. Call Physics x6-3400 with questions. |
| East | 631 | Science and Engineering Offices (SEO) | 851 S. Morgan St. | Room 553 | Room open during business hours. Go to SEO 322 or call X6-3042 with questions. |
| West | 908 | College of Medicine West Tower (CMW) | 1819 W. Polk St. | Room 217E* | *Access limited to UIC faculty, staff, and students. Go to Room 151 to obtain the key. |
| West | 909 | College of Medicine West Tower (CMWT) | 1853 W. Polk St. | Room 422 | Go to Room 151 to obtain the key. |
| West | 916 | Applied Health Sciences Building (AHSB) | 1919 W. Taylor St. | Room 640 | Check out key from Room 650. |
| West | 919 | Molecular Biology Research Building (MBRB) | 900 S. Ashland Ave. | Room 4225 | Go to 4150 MBRB for a key. Call x6-0131 with questions. |
| West | 924 | College of Pharmacy (PHARM) | 833 S. Wood St. | 4th Floor Women's Restroom | Open access. Room within women's restroom, with locking door. Call x6-7240 with questions. |
| West | 936 | College of Nursing (CON) | 845 S. Damen Ave. | Room LL21A | Open access room on the lower level through the women's restroom. Call X6-1749 with questions. |
| West | 938 | Student Center West (SCW) | 828 S. Wolcott Ave. | Room 216C | Go to 242 SCW with UIC ID to obtain key. Call X3-5223 with questions. |
| West | 940 | College of Dentistry (COD) | 801 S. Paulina St. | Room 512* | *Access limited to UIC faculty, staff, and students. Go to 301 CoD to obtain key. Call X6-1036 with questions. |
| West | 941 | Administrative Office Building (AOB) | 1737 W. Polk St. | Room 302 | 3rd floor AOB within women's restroom. Go to Suite 310 to obtain key. Call 6-9445 with questions. |
| West | 942 | Library of Health and Sciences (LHS) | 1750 W. Polk St. | Room 128 | Open access. |
| West | 947 | Specialty Care Building (SCB) | 1009 S. Wood St. Chicago, IL 60612 | 1st Floor | The lactation room is located near the stairs, behind the elevators, in areas accessible to both patients and staff. |
| West | 947 | Specialty Care Building (SCB) | 1009 S. Wood St. Chicago, IL 60612 | 3rd Floor | The lactation room is located near the stairs, behind the elevators, in areas accessible to both patients and staff. |
| West | 948 | Outpatient Care Center (OCC) | 1801 West Taylor Street | Room 2480 | Room is located beyond the security guard's desk, and can be opened upon request to security guard. |
| West | 949 | University of Illinois Hospital (UIH) | 1740 W. Taylor St. | Room 4120 | Open access: two private pumping stations, includes two hospital grade electric pumps, sanitizing wipes, and hand gel. |
| West | 975 | School of Public Health and Psychiatric Institute (SPHPI) | 1601 W. Taylor St. | Room 138 | See personnel at front desk for access. Call x3-2012 with questions. |
| JMLS | 682 | UIC Law School | 300 S. State St. | Room S-1210 | Check out a key from the State Street security desk. Upon entering the room, please hang the “In Use” sign on the outside of the door and lock the door from the inside. |
| Rockford | N/A | College of Medicine - Rockford (COM-R) | 1601 Parkview Avenue Rockford, Illinois 61107 | Room A234A | Room is accessed through the Clinical Skills Center (Room A236) by iCard access. Students or staff can make an access request through Physical Plant to have iCard programmed. |
| Peoria | N/A | College of Medicine - Peoria (COM-P) | One Illini Drive Peoria, IL 61605 | Rooms A & B | Located inside the Staff Lounge. Sign on the main door says Lactation Room A and Lactation Room B. |