This post was originally published at Legal Aid at Work, and is cross-posted here with light edits and Legal Aid at Work’s permission.

When To-wen Tseng returned to work after her maternity leave, her employer didn’t provide her a place to pump milk, so she had to use the restroom. When she tried to wash her pumping accessories in the kitchen, her co-workers told her “don’t wash your dirty panties here.” She felt upset and demoralized. Her milk supply decreased dramatically. Eventually she left her job.