By Hirschfeld Kraemer The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently published Guidelines for employers to handle issues involving employees or applicants who are victims of sexual assault, domestic or dating violence, or stalking. Sadly, given the prevalence of domestic violence in our country, employers everywhere employ someone who has been or is currently subjected to …
Category Archive: Domestic Violence at Work
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May 29 2013
Workplace Violence: Does Your Program Address Domestic Violence?
By Meagan Newman The emotional and financial impact of workplace violence events is undeniable and virtually every employer understands the importance of having an effective workplace violence prevention program—yet, many employers stop short when it comes to domestic violence issues. Domestic violence (or “intimate partner violence”), they might think, is not an employer’s problem. Some …
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May 14 2013
PA: Co-workers say they see domestic violence
By Ann Belser Not only are a third of Pittsburgh-area workers aware of colleagues who are dealing with domestic violence at home, a lot of them are covering for those colleagues at work. A survey sponsored by Standing Firm, an Oakland-based nonprofit that trains companies, managers and employees to recognize the signs of intimate partner …
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Jan 18 2013
EEOC issues new workplace guidelines to protect victims of domestic violence and stalking
By Patricia F. Weisberg Although the legal system still has a long ways to go in developing better safeguards for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking, a recent action by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) signals that the government is taking steps to ensure that employers protect these victims under Title …
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Jan 17 2013
Domestic Violence at Work: Success? Or the Economy? A CAEPV Member Weighs In
By Kim Wells “Nothing Succeeds Like Success.” We are all familiar with this saying, and CAEPV is incredibly fortunate to work with companies on the forefront of dealing with domestic violence as a workplace issue. Recently I had a conversation with one of our CAEPV members about an interesting phenomenon they had noted – a …
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Dec 18 2012
When domestic violence impacts the workplace, what should HR do?
A long-term, talented employee begins being absent too often. And when she does appear, she’s wearing heavy makeup that can’t fully disguise her facial bruises. She explains away a cast on her arm, saying she fell. In addition, her performance is slipping; questioned about it, she says she’s having trouble concentrating and will try harder. …
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Dec 14 2012
How Employers Should Address Domestic Violence At Work
By A. Kevin Troutman If a company employs five women, at least one of them has probably suffered violence at the hands of a spouse or boyfriend. Every day, three women in this nation are murdered by a current or former intimate partner. Unquestionably, domestic violence affects the workplace. One-fourth of all domestic violence victims …
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