She never went to her HR department? This is exactly where you go when you have situations like this occur. I'm playing devils advocate here, but someone that isn't resourceful enough to do that, may not be the ideal employee. Let's not forget that sometimes a shitty employee that was already on the way out can get pregnant and this presents a difficult situation for their leaders etc. However, regarding the ruling being based on men having the ability to lactate, that's fucking ridiculous. Also, women should absolutely be allowed to pump beast milk in private. It only takes about 15 minutes and you lose less time from an employee that's a smoker etc. it's important stuff and any organization that doesn't understand this and denies it, should be held accountable.