U.S. Virgin Islands

In the U.S. Virgin Islands, mothers have the right to breastfeed in any public location, as long as they are legally allowed to be there. The federal FLSA’s PUMP Act provides workplace lactation accommodation protections for all breastfeeding employees, but the U.S. Virgin Islands has no additional state-level lactation laws.

We’ve awarded the U.S. Virgin Islands one drop on our scale.

VI Breastfeeding Laws: In Public

Mothers in the U.S. Virgin Islands have the right to breastfeed in public. Read the law: 14 V.I.C. § 1022

VI Breastfeeding Laws: At Work

Unfortunately, the U.S. Virgin Islands doesn’t have any legislation to protect and support breastfeeding in the workplace. But all breastfeeding employees in the U.S. Virgin Islands are protected by the federal FLSA’s PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act. Under this federal mandate, breastfeeding employees are entitled to reasonable break time and a private space (other than a bathroom) to pump at work for one year.

VI Breastfeeding Information + Resources

Breastfeeding mothers are exempt from public indecency laws.

Breastfeeding Law Rating Key

One drop: There is no state-level workplace lactation legislation beyond the PUMP Act.

Two drops: State law exceeds the PUMP Act in one of the following ways: 1) Lower threshold for employer exemption; 2) Workplace protections beyond one year; 3) Requirements for lactation spaces (e.g. electrical outlets); 4) Protections for specific populations other than employees (e.g. students).

Three drops: State law exceeds the PUMP Act in at least two of the following ways: 1) Lower threshold for employer exemption; 2) workplace protections beyond one year; 3) requirements for lactation spaces (e.g. electrical outlets); 4) protections for specific populations other than employees (e.g. students).

Disclaimer: Please consult a professional for legal advice. Our information on breastfeeding laws is not a substitute for legal counsel.